Fundamental Spoken Chinese
Student Textbook
Chapter 1
Day 4
Old Initials, New Finals (1)
| e | en | eng |
b | – | ben | beng |
p | – | pen | peng |
m | – | men | meng |
f | – | fen | feng |
g | ge | gen | geng |
k | ke | ken | keng |
h | he | hen | heng |
d | de | – | deng |
t | te | – | teng |
n | ne | – | neng |
l | e | – | leng |
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Old Initials, New Finals (2)
| ü | üe | ian |
b | – | – | bian |
p | – | – | pian |
m | – | – | mian |
d | – | – | dian |
t | – | – | tian |
n | nü | nue | nian |
l | lü | lue | lian |
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Old Initials, New Finals (3)
| ü | üe | üan | ün | ian |
j | ju | jue | juan | jun | jian |
q | qu | que | quan | qun | qian |
x | xu | xue | xuan | xun | xian |
Zero | yu | yue | yuan | yun | yan |
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Old Initials, New Finals (4)
| e | en | eng | er |
zh | zhe | zhen | zheng | – |
ch | che | chen | cheng | – |
sh | she | shen | sheng | – |
r | re | ren | reng | – |
Zero | e | en | eng | er |
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New Initials, Old Finals
| uo | ou |
z | zuo | zou |
c | cuo | cou |
s | suo | sou |
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New Initials, New Finals
| i | e | en | eng |
z | zi | ze | zen | zeng |
c | ci | ce | cen | ceng |
s | si | se | sen | seng |
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| uai | uan | uang |
b | – | – | bo |
p | – | – | po |
m | – | – | mo |
f | – | – | – |
g | guai | guan | guang |
k | kuai | kuan | kuang |
h | huai | huan | huang |
d | – | duan | – |
t | – | tuan | – |
n | – | nuan | – |
l | – | luan | – |
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Full table: ie, iao, in, ing, uai, uan, uang
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| ie | iao | in | ing | uai | uan | uang |
b | bie | biao | bin | bing | – | – | bo |
p | pie | piao | pin | ping | – | – | po |
m | mie | miao | min | ming | – | – | mo |
f | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
g | – | – | – | – | guai | guan | guang |
k | – | – | – | – | kuai | kuan | kuang |
h | – | – | – | – | huai | huan | huang |
d | die | diao | – | ding | – | duan | – |
t | tie | tiao | – | ting | – | tuan | – |
n | nie | niao | nin | ning | – | nuan | – |
l | lie | liao | lin | ling | – | luan | – |
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Old Initials, New Finals (2)
Full table: o, uo, ou
| o | uo | ou |
b | bo | – | – |
p | po | – | pou |
m | mo | – | mou |
f | fo | – | fou |
g | – | guo | – |
k | – | kuo | kou |
h | – | huo | hou |
d | – | duo | dou |
t | – | tuo | tou |
n | – | nuo | nou |
l | – | luo | lou |
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New Initials, Old Finals
Part 1: i, a, ai, ao
| i | a | ai | ao |
zh | – | zha | zhai | zhao |
ch | – | cha | chai | chao |
sh | – | sha | shai | shao |
r | – | – | – | rao |
j | ji | – | – | – |
q | qi | – | – | – |
x | xi | – | – | – |
Zero | yi | a | ai | ao |
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Part 2: an, ang, ei, ong
| an | ang | ei | ong |
zh | zhan | zhang | zhei | zhong |
ch | chan | chang | – | chong |
sh | shan | shang | shei | – |
r | ran | rang | – | rong |
j | – | – | – | – |
q | – | – | – | – |
x | – | – | – | – |
Zero | an | ang | ei | – |
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Full table: i, a, ai, ao, an, ang, ei, ong
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| i | a | ai | ao | an | ang | ei | ong |
zh | – | zha | zhai | zhao | zhan | zhang | zhei | zhong |
ch | – | cha | chai | chao | chan | chang | – | chong |
sh | – | sha | shai | shao | shan | shang | shei | – |
r | – | – | – | rao | ran | rang | – | rong |
j | ji | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
q | qi | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
x | xi | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Zero | yi | a | ai | ao | an | ang | ei | – |
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New Initials, New Finals (1)
Part 1: i, ia, ie, iang
| i | ia | ie | iang |
zh | zhi | – | – | – |
ch | chi | – | – | – |
sh | shi | – | – | – |
r | ri | – | – | – |
j | – | jia | jie | jiang |
q | – | qia | qie | qiang |
x | – | xia | xie | xiang |
Zero | – | ya | ya | yang |
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Part 2: iao, in, ing, iong
| iao | in | ing | iong |
zh | – | – | – | – |
ch | – | – | – | – |
sh | – | – | – | – |
r | – | – | – | – |
j | jiao | jin | jing | jiong |
q | qiao | qin | qing | iong |
x | xiao | xin | xing | iong |
Zero | yao | yin | ying | yong |
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Full table: i, a, ai, ao, an, ang, ei, ong
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| i | ia | ie | iang | iao | in | ing | iong |
zh | zhi | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
ch | chi | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
sh | shi | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
r | ri | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
j | – | jia | jie | jiang | jiao | jin | jing | jiong |
q | – | qia | qie | qiang | qiao | qin | qing | iong |
x | – | xia | xie | xiang | xiao | xin | xing | iong |
Zero | – | ya | ya | yang | yao | yin | ying | yong |
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New Initials, New Finals (2)
Full table: ua, uai, uan, uang, uo, ou
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| ua | uai | uan | uang | uo | ou |
zh | zha | zhai | zhao | zhan | – | – |
ch | cha | chai | chao | chan | – | – |
sh | sha | shai | shao | – | – | – |
r | – | – | rao | – | – | – |
j | – | – | – | – | – | – |
q | – | – | – | – | – | – |
x | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Zero | a | ai | ao | an | ang | ei |
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