Course in Modern Mandarin Chinese

48 Routledge Course in Modern Mandarin Chinese Level 1

1.3. z, c, s and zh, ch, sh contrasted

The following sets contrast z, c, s with zh, ch, sh. Listen and repeat each set of words.
Pay attention to the difference in the pronunciation of the letter i when it follows these
initials.

z, zh

zC zhC zAng zhAng

zé zhé zDng zhDng

zJ zhJ zEn zhEn

zàn zhàn zéi zhèi

c, ch

cC chC cEn chEn

cAn chAn cFo chFo

cAi chAi cè chè

cE chE cBn chBn

s, sh

sì shì suàn shuàn

sAn shAn sJn shùn

sAng shAng sBn shBn

sE shE sài shài

z, zh

zìzhì zEnzhòng zBngzhí zJzhC

zànzhù zàizhí zázhì zuòzhJ

zh, z

zhìzuò zhuAngzH zhuFnzài zhIngzú

zhùzào zhènzuò zhòngzài zhJnzé