pinyin lesson 4 spelling rules 2
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Spelling rules for compound vowelsIf “üe” and “ün” are used as an individual syllable,
the consonant “y” is added in front of them, and the two dots above “ü” are omitted. For example:
yuè (=yüè) 月 moonyún (=yǘn) 云 cloud
• When “üe” and “ün” are placed after the consonants j, q, and x, the two dots above “ü” are omitted and the ü appears as u. For example:
xué(=xüe) 学 learn, studyjūn(=jǖn) 军 militaryquē(=qüē) 缺 lack
Spelling rules for compound vowels
• If “in” or “ing” is used as an individual syllable, “y” is placed in front of it. For example:
yìn (=ìn) 印 sealyǐng (=ǐng) 影 shadow
Spelling rules for compound vowels
Spelling rules for compound vowels• There is only one retroflex final “er” in Pinyin. When
pronouncing “er”, first pronounce “e ” (like ‘ir’ in ‘dirty’), then raise and retract the tongue backwards.
èr 二 (two)ěr 耳 (ear)
Exercise 5 Write down the Pinyin you heard1- 2- 3-
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jiāng lùn kāi
gěi shuǐ ēnyīng yuè wáng
ěr sōng lüè
zhǔn bèi准 备 ready
kāi shǐ开 始 start
hū qì呼 气 breathe out
xī qì吸 气 breathe in
jì xù继 续 continue
tíng停 stop
zhuǎn shēn转 身 turn
xiū xī休 息 take a break
xiàng shàng向 上
xiàng zuǒ向 左 xiàng yòu向 右
xiàng xià向 下
zhōng jiān中 间
xiàng qián 向 前 forward
xiàng hòu 向 后 backward
tóu 头 (head)
liǎn脸 (face)
bó zi脖子 (neck)
méi máo 眉 毛 (eyebrow)tóu fà 头 发 (hair)
yǎn jīng 眼 睛 (eye)
bí zi鼻子 (nose)zuǐ bā 嘴 巴 (mouth)
ěr duo耳 朵 (ear)