A final* is a sound (or sounds) that ends a Chinese syllable*. All finals contain at least one vowel* (for example, a, ao, ing). Let’s look at some of the simplest finals first. 八 bā eight (as in “father” 我 wǒ I (as in “or”) 喝 hē drink (as in “about”) 你 nǐ you (as in …
Initial sounds Pinyin* letters g, k, h, and s are pronounced similarly to sounds in English. 国 guó country (as in “skin”) 客 kè guest (as in “kangaroo”) 好 hǎo good (as in “hall”) 三 sān three (as in “sand”) 也 (yě, also) You already know that 也, (yě) which means also or too, always …
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Pinyin* letters d, t, n, and l represent four more sounds pronounced similarly to sounds in English. 电 diàn electricity (as in “stay”) 她 tā she / her (as in “tag”) 你 nǐ you (as in “need”) 李 lǐ Li (last name) (as in “clear”) Tones The trick to remembering the 2nd and 4th tone* …
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Chinese syllables* usually contain three parts: an initial* (like, g, k, or h), a final* that contains at least one vowel* (for example, a, ao, or ing), and a tone* marking. Initial Sounds Pinyin* letters b, p, m, f are pronounced similarly to sounds in English. 八 bā eight (as in “spaghetti”) 破 pò broken …
Mandarin Chinese is spoken by over a billion people worldwide. Learning Chinese Chinese is not as difficult as you think. While the sounds and characters may be intimidating at first, Chinese grammar is actually easier than many other languages. What is pinyin? Chinese doesn’t have an alphabet like English. Instead of using letters to represent …
Chinese Pinyin Translation 零 líng 0 一 yī 1 二 èr 2 三 sān 3 四 sì 4 五 wǔ 5 六 liù 6 七 qī 7 八 bā 8 九 jiǔ 9 十 shí 10 百 bǎi 100 千 qiān 1,000 万 wàn 10,000 亿 yì 100,000,000
Chinese Pinyin Translation 三八节祝您幸福阳光永远照耀、美丽鲜花永远开放、自信乐观永不变老、美好爱情永远不变。好运相伴永不分离。祝您过一个幸福的妇女节。 Sānbā jié zhù nín xìngfú yángguāng yǒngyuǎn zhàoyào, měilì xiānhuā yǒngyuǎn kāifàng, zìxìn lèguān yǒng bù biàn lǎo, měihǎo àiqíng yǒngyuǎn bù biàn. Hǎo yùn xiāngbàn yǒng bù fēnlí. Zhù nínguò yīgè xìngfú de fùnǚ jié. On the March 8th, I wish you happiness, the sun will always shine, beautiful flowers …
Chinese Pinyin Translation 爱情一张永远旋转的唱片，爱情是一面永远不老的容颜;我迷在这唱片里，醉在这容颜中;愿我们的爱情永远长生，亲爱的，情人节快乐! Àiqíng yī zhāng yǒngyuǎn xuánzhuǎn de chàngpiàn, àiqíng shì yīmiàn yǒngyuǎn bùlǎo de róngyán; wǒ mí zài zhè chàngpiàn lǐ, zuì zài zhè róngyán zhōng; yuàn wǒmen de àiqíng yǒngyuǎn chángshēng, qīn’ài de, qíngrén jié kuàilè! Love is a record that rotates forever, love is a face that never gets old; …
Chinese Pinyin Translation 我诚挚的生日祝福，情深意重，祝你在未来的一年里，心想事成! Wǒ chéngzhì de shēngrì zhùfú, qíng shēnyì zhòng, zhù nǐ zài wèilái de yī nián lǐ, xīn xiǎng shì chéng! My heartiest birthday greetings to you, a feeling much warmer than anybody can know. Best wishes for everything your heart desire in the year. 祝你幸福，愿你快乐，庆祝今天你来到这个世上。在生命航程新的一年中，愿幸运时时与你相伴! Zhù nǐ xìngfú, yuàn nǐ kuàilè, …
白猫黑鼻子，黑猫白鼻子； Bái māo hēi bízi, hēi māo bái bízi; 黑猫的白鼻子，碰破了白猫的黑鼻子， Hēi māo de bái bízi, pèng pòle bái māo de hēi bízi, 白猫的黑鼻子破了，剥了秕谷壳儿补鼻子； Bái māo de hēi bízi pòle, bōle bǐ gǔ ké er bǔ bízi; 黑猫的白鼻子不破，不剥秕谷壳儿补鼻子。 Hēi māo de bái bízi bùpò, bù bō bǐ gǔ ké er bǔ bízi.
