Course in Modern Mandarin Chinese

Lesson 5 Workbook 65

1.3. Finals beginning with u

If the final begins with u and the syllable does not have an initial consonant, u is written
as wu.

u ua uo uai uei (ui)

wE wA wD wài wBi

gE guA guD guài guì

kù kuà kuò kuài kuì

zhE zhuA zhuó huài huì

shE shuA shuD zhuài zhuC

bù bò chuAi chuC

nù nuò shuài shuì

lù luò

uan uen (un) uang ueng (ong)

wAn wBn wAng wBng

guFn gJn guAng gDng

kuFn kJn kuAng kDng

huFn hJn huáng hóng

zhuFn zhJn zhuAng zhDng

chuFn chJn chuAng chDng

shuàn shùn

1.4. Finals beginning with ü

If the initial is n or l, the sound ü is written as ü. If the initial is j, q, or x, ü is written as u.

jù juè juàn jùn

qú qué quán qún

xE xuB xuAn xEn

n 4 nüè

l 5 lüè