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Part 1 Pinyin Flashcards

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1
Q

What is pinyin?

A

The phonetic system used to translate Chinese sounds into the Roman alphabet

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2
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What are the 3 components of pinyin?

A

Initial, final, and tone

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3
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A

A

Final

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4
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B

A

Initial

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5
Q

Initial w makes the same sound as final

A

u

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6
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Initial y makes the same sound as final

A

i

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7
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The vowel u after the consonants j, q, and x should be pronounced

A

ü

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8
Q

In written pinyin the letter ____ after z, c, s, zh, ch, sh, and r has no sound but is used as a vehicle for indicating the tones

A

i

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9
Q

Tone marks: if there’s more than one vowel mark the tone on the main vowel

The order of vowels is

A

A O E I U Ü

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10
Q

3rd tone + 3rd tone =

nî hâo=

A

2nd tone + 3rd tone

ní hâo

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11
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4th tone + 4th tone=

bù shì

A

2nd tone + 4th tone

bú shì

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12
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1st tone + 1st tone =
1st tone + 2nd tone =
1st tone + 3rd tone =

yī tiān

A

4th tone + 1st tone
4th tone + 2nd tone
4th tone + 3rd tone

yì tiān

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13
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1st tone + 4th tone =

yī cì

A

2nd tone + 4th tone

yí cì

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14
Q
  • ā ō ē ī ū
A

1st tone

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15
Q

/ á ó é í ú

A

2nd tone

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16
Q

^ â ô ê î û

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3rd tone

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17
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\ à ò è ì ù

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4th tone

18
Q

Stroke Order:

_________ to _________
From _________ to _________

A

Top to bottom

Left to right

19
Q

Horizontal _________ vertical

A

Before

20
Q

Cutting stroke

A

At the end

21
Q

Diagonal stroke

A

Right before left

22
Q

Center vertical _________ outside wings

A

Before

23
Q

Squat character write outside _________ inside, then close the _________ line at the end

A

Before, bottom

24
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Dots and minor strokes come

A

Last

25
Q

日

A

sun

26
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人

A

person

27
Q

女

A

woman

28
Q

口

A

Mouth

29
Q

氵

A

water

30
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火

A

fire

31
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木

A

tree

32
Q

讠

A

language

33
Q

扌

A

hand

34
Q

宀

A

house

35
Q

丶

A

Diân

36
Q

一

A

Héng

37
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丨

A

Shù

38
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丿

A

Piê

39
Q

丶

A

Nà

40
Q

/

A

Tí

41
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亅

A

Shù gōu

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