Pinyin is the official romanization system for Mandarin Chinese. It consists of initials (consonants), finals (vowels), and tones. Click any card to hear the pronunciation.
23 Initials24 Finals4 Tones + Neutral
Initials (Consonants) - 23 Total
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b
like "b" in "boy"
爸 bà
dad
p
like "p" in "pay"
婆 pó
grandma
m
like "m" in "mom"
妈 mā
mom
f
like "f" in "fun"
发 fā
send
d
like "d" in "do"
大 dà
big
t
like "t" in "top"
他 tā
he
n
like "n" in "no"
你 nǐ
you
l
like "l" in "love"
来 lái
come
g
like "g" in "go"
哥 gē
brother
k
like "k" in "key"
可 kě
can
h
like "h" in "hot"
好 hǎo
good
j
like "j" in "jeep"
家 jiā
home
q
like "ch" in "cheese"
七 qī
seven
x
like "sh" in "she"
西 xī
west
zh
like "j" in "jump"
中 zhōng
middle
ch
like "ch" in "church"
吃 chī
eat
sh
like "sh" in "ship"
是 shì
is
r
like "r" in "run"
人 rén
person
z
like "ds" in "beds"
在 zài
at
c
like "ts" in "cats"
从 cóng
from
s
like "s" in "say"
三 sān
three
y
like "y" in "yes"
一 yī
one
w
like "w" in "we"
我 wǒ
I
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