Pinyin Flashcards
1
Q
diu1
A
iu = compressed version of iou and it is prononced like “yo”
2
Q
dui1
A
ui = short form uei or like “way”
3
Q
dun1
A
un = short form of uen where en prononced like “en” in taken
4
Q
yan1
A
yan is pronounced like yen
5
Q
ju1
A
ju is actually like jü and is pronounced like zhü
6
Q
qu1
A
qu is actually like qü and sounds similar to chü
7
Q
xu1
A
xu is like xü and is pronounced like shü
8
Q
yu1
A
yu is pronounced like yü
9
Q
shui3
A
shui3 should not be confused with xue2
shui is like shuei (general rule that ui is the short version of uei)
10
Q
xue2
A
xue is not to be confused with shui
xue is like xüe (u after x, q, j, y is ü) and xüe sound very similar to shüe
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