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Fundamentals Of Basic Chinese (2)

Consonants

There are total 23 consonants in Chinese Language. These consonants are not able to stand alone to form a Chinese character, instead they must combine with a main vowel, or a compound vowel, or a nasal vowel to build a Chinese character.

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Consonant  + Main Vowel :

b  +  a  = ba                          f  +  a  = fa

p  +  o  = po                         d  +  i  = di

m  + e  = me                        t  +  u  = tu

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Consonant  +  Nasal Vowel :

b  +  ai  = bai                         f  +  ou  = fou

p  +  ao  = pao                      d  +  iao = diao

m  + ei  = mei                        t  +  ie  = tie

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Consonant  +  Compound Vowel :

b  +  an  = ban                           f  +  ang  = fang

p  +  ian  = pian                        d  +  uan = duan

m  + eng  = meng                     t  +  ong  = tong

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Take Note:

The following consonants sound similar to other consonant:

b  & p

d  & t

g  & k

z  & zh

c  &  ch

s  &  sh

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