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Pinyin 2

The document discusses Chinese pinyin phonetic rules, including identifying the categories of Chinese syllables, the use of initials y and w, and rules for applying tones to different finals. It provides examples of applying tones and explains guidelines for determining where to place the tone mark when the final is a compound like ao or ui. The document also discusses omitting dots above ü when it combines with certain initials and exceptions for when l or n precede ü finals.

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Pinyin 2

The document discusses Chinese pinyin phonetic rules, including identifying the categories of Chinese syllables, the use of initials y and w, and rules for applying tones to different finals. It provides examples of applying tones and explains guidelines for determining where to place the tone mark when the final is a compound like ao or ui. The document also discusses omitting dots above ü when it combines with certain initials and exceptions for when l or n precede ü finals.

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Hànyǔ pīnyīn

BLLW 1222 汉语拼音(二)


MANDARIN 1
CHINESE
PHONETICS 2
At the end of the lesson, students will be able to :

• Identify the category of Chinese syllables.


• Identify the use of initials y and w
1.Initial + final + tone : shì (是 is, are)

2.Initial + final : ma （吗 question particle)

3.Final + tone : ó (哦 interjection)

4.Final : a (啊 particle)
líng shēng mǔ

零 声 母
Quasi –initials

y w
• When there is no initial consonant before the
finals with i and ü, then y should be used.

• When there is no initial consonant before final


u, then w should be used.
1. Put y before i if the latter is the only vowel.
i  yi
in  yin
yī 一
ing  ying

2. Change i to y if the former comes before other


vowels in a syllable.
ia  ya ie  ye yào
ian  yan iang  yang 要
iao  yao iou  you
yǒu
iong  yong
有
3. Put y before ü and two dot above the ü should be
omitted.
ü  yu
üe  yue
üan  yuan
ün  yun

yú yuè
鱼 月
4. Put w before u if the latter is the only vowel in the
syllable.
u  wu
wǔ 五

5. Chang u to w if the former comes before other


vowel.
uo  wo ua  wa
uai  wai uan  wan wǒ
uei  wei uen  wen 我
uang  wang ueng  weng
Finals
Initials ü üan üe ün
j ju juan jue jun
q qu quan que qun
x xu xuan xue xun
y yu yuan yue yun

When the group ü finals combine with j, q, x, y, the


two dots on the tops should be omitted.
However, while the group ü finals are preceded by initials
l and n, the two dots on the top remain as

l+ü=lü l+üe=lüe n+ü=nü n+üe=nüe


WHERE TO PUT A TONE MARK?
 The tone marks should be written above the finals.
 When the final is a compound final, the tone mark is
written according to the following order:

a o e i u ü
Guideline
1. Give priority to a: bǎi
2. Go for o if without a: duó
3. Go for e if without a and o: gěi
4. Put it above the latter if i and u or u and i go together:
shuí, jiǔ
5. When the tone mark is written above “i”, the dot
above “i” should be omitted: guī, guí, guǐ, guì
Put a tone mark on the correct vowel.
a. ge (4th tone) b. gou (3rd tone)
c. dai (1st tone) d. jiu (3rd tone)
e. lan (2nd tone) f. tui (4th tone)
g. dao (3rd tone) h. lü (2nd tone)
i. gui (4th tone) j. nüe (4th tone)
k. suo (3rd tone) l. guai (4th tone)
a. Xièxie nǐ
b. Bú kèqi
c. Míngbai / Bù míngbai
d. Duì bu duì
e. Duì / Búduì
f. Kěyǐ / Bù kěyǐ
g. Nǐhǎo ma ? Chī bǎo le ma
h. Tā shì wǒ de huáyǔ lǎoshī

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