Course in Modern Mandarin Chinese

Lesson 4 Workbook 47

1.2. The initials z, c, s

The following syllables all begin with z, c, or s. Listen to the recording and repeat each
syllable, paying particular attention to the initial consonants.

z, c, s

zC cC sC

zA cA sA

zAn cAn sAn

zAng cAng sAng

zAi cAi sAi

zAo cAo sAo

zDng cDng sDng

zE cE sE

zuAn cuAn suAn

zEn cEn sEn

z, c

zC cC zFo cFo

zA cA zAn cAn

zài cài zAng cAng

zè cè zèng cèng

c, s

cC sC cFo sFo

cA sA cAn sAn

cài sài cAng sAng

cè sè cBng sBng