L1 Lesson 1: The Phonetic of Chinese

Which one is not the components of Pinyin?

• Tone

• Initial

• Final

• Dividing mark

Pick the third tone syllable.

• zhào

• xiǎn

• jū

• liú

Pick the syllable WITHOUT compound final.

• huā

• dài

• jiě

• chí

Which of the following are Initials?

• I

• q

• e

• ü

Describe 1st tone.

• 
  rising, start lower then end higher

• 
  falling then rising

• starts high, stays the same tone throughout

• 
  falling & going harshly downwards

Describe 4th tone.

• 
  rising, start lower then end higher

• 
  falling then rising

• starts high, stays the same tone throughout

• 
  falling & going harshly downwards

The final "ian" sounds like “yen” (Malay).

• True

• False

When "q" + "ü" with fourth tone, it is written as "qù".

• True

• False

The finals "a"/"e"/"o" with tone can be a valid pinyin.

• True

• False

The finals "ü" can be a pinyin without an initial, but it must written as "yu" with any tone.

• True

• False