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Pinyin dissected

This page is not ordered alphabetically. It is updated progressively as I record the shadow practice series. When I see a new Pinyin that is not here, I will add it at the bottom.

I think the best way to utilize this page is to leverage the search function in the broswer. Press Contrl-F, then put in the Pinyin you want to learn, if there is a hit, then shadow it!!

ni

声母 Initial:    n,    nerd

韵母 Final:      i,     need

拼音 Pinyin:   nì,   neat

声调 Tone:      nī    ní    nǐ    nì

Used in: 5,

yao

声母 Initial:    y,    need

韵母 Final:      ao,     our

拼音 Pinyin:   yao,   ___

声调 Tone:      yāo    yáo    yǎo    yào

Used in: 5,

neng

声母 Initial:    n,    nerd

韵母 Final:      eng,     ___(like a bee)

拼音 Pinyin:   neng,   ___

声调 Tone:      nēng    néng    něng    nèng

Used in: 5,

jin

声母 Initial:    j,    ___

韵母 Final:      in,     english

拼音 Pinyin:   jin,   ___

声调 Tone:      jīn    jín    jǐn    jìn

Used in: 5,

de

声母 Initial:    d,    learned

韵母 Final:      e,     about

拼音 Pinyin:   de,   learned

声调 Tone:      dē    dé    dě    dè

Used in: 5,

qu

声母 Initial:    q,    ___

韵母 Final:      ü,     ___

拼音 Pinyin:   qu,   ___

!!(When ü follows j/q/x, it is written as u, but still pronounced as ü. When the naughty j/q/x sees the fish eyes (two dots above u), it takes out the eyes. )

声调 Tone:      qū    qú    qǔ    qù

Used in: 5,

chu

声母 Initial:    ch,    ___

韵母 Final:      u,     book

拼音 Pinyin:   chu,   ___

声调 Tone:      chū    chú    chǔ    chù

Used in: 5,

lai

声母 Initial:    l,    lucky

韵母 Final:      ai,     I

拼音 Pinyin:   lài,   like

声调 Tone:      lāi    lái    lǎi    lài

Used in: 5,

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