Fundamental Spoken Chinese
Student Textbook
Chapter 1
Day 5
Old Initials, New Finals
| un | ui | iu |
g | gun | gui | – |
k | kun | kui | – |
h | hun | hui | – |
d | dun | dui | – |
t | tun | tui | – |
n | nun | – | – |
l | lun | – | – |
j | – | – | jiu |
q | – | – | qiu |
x | – | – | xiu |
zh | zhun | zhui | – |
ch | chun | chui | – |
sh | shun | shui | – |
r | run | rui | – |
Zero | wen | wei | you |
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Difficult Distinctions (1)
u | ü |
zhu | ju |
chu | qu |
shu | xu |
nu | nü |
lu | lü |
| |
un | ün |
zhun | jun |
chun | qun |
shun | xun |
| |
ei | ie |
zhei | jie |
chui | qie |
shui | xie |
| |
i | e |
zi | ze |
ci | ce |
si | se |
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Difficult Distinctions (2)
o | uo | ou |
bo | – | – |
po | – | pou |
mo | – | mou |
fo | – | fou |
– | duo | dou |
– | tuo | tou |
– | nuo | nou |
– | luo | lou |
– | guo | gou |
– | kuo | kou |
– | huo | hou |
– | zuo | zou |
– | cuo | cou |
– | suo | sou |
– | zhuo | zhou |
| chuo | chou |
| shuo | shou |
| ruo | rou |
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Difficult Distinctions (3)
| a | i | ai | ao | an | ang | ei | ong | weng |
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