Course in Modern Mandarin Chinese

Lesson 4 Workbook

Listening and speaking

 Pronunciation and Pinyin 

1. Listen and repeat

1.1. The initials zh, ch, sh and r

The following syllables begin with zh, ch, sh or r. Listen to the recording and repeat each
syllable aloud, paying particular attention to the initial consonants.

zh, ch, sh

zhC chC shC zhDu chDu shDu

zhè chè shè zhuD chuD shuD

zhAi chAi shAi zhFng chFng shFng

zhFo chFo shFo zhBng chBng shBng

zh, r

zhì rì zhuò ruò

zhè rè zhFng rFng

zhFo rFo zhBng rBng

zhòu ròu zhIng rIng