HANYu PINYIN

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PENG' S CHINESE TREASURY
concept and cartoons
by
Tan Huay Peng
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ISBN 981 204 141 9
Hanyu Pinyin 6
The Four Tones 8
Simple Vowels 13
Compound .vowel s 24
Consonants 41
The Neutral Tone 67
Tone Sandhi 71
Tone Marks 72
The Umlaut Mark 74
Two-syllable Words 76
Vocabulary 82
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HANYU PINYIN
Hanyu Pinyin. the Romanized Chinese phonetic
System. is considered the most effective aid to
learning Mandarin today. It is precise and accurate
and compared to other Romanizations, such as .
Wade-Giles and Yale. it is less complicated and
thus more easily learnt.
The system reads and writes easily. using fewer
letters per sound than any other system. As an
additional guide to proper pronunciation. simple
tone marks are placed over the vowel s.
Pinyi n Made Simple
This book demonst rates the simplest way to
master Pinyin. It analyzes the system. breaking
down the sounds into simpl e vowels. compound
vowels, and consonants.
First things first. The 4 tones are introduced. after
which comes the pronunciation of each vowel and
consonant component of one-syllable words.
Basic Words and Characters
Approximately 500. basic words. with their Chinese
characters in the modern simplified form. are
progressivel y introduced in groups according to
sound. As far as possible. the examples given for
each vowel or consonant group can be identified
from the cartoon.
100 Pinyin words with two syllables are also listed
and explained.
Cartoons
Learning Pinyin is really no drudgery. and cartoons
have been used throughout for the dual funct ion:
to amuse and to teach. Almost effortlesslY, it is
possible to learn the Pinyin spelling. pronunciation
and pitch of each word. as well as its meaning and
Chinese character - at the same time.
So flip these pages. be inspired, learn and have
fun!
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THE FOUR TONES
Chinese is a tonal language. Every Chinese
character is a syllable with a fixed tone. If the tone
is wrong, the meaning is changed right away. and
in some cases corresponds with no existi ng
Chi nese character!
Mandarin. the official Chinese language. has four
basic tones: each one is indicated by a tone mark.
The tone marks are placed over the vowels. If the
letter '"j" has a tone mark over it. the dot is
omitted.
-
The first tone is a high continuous tone.
like the reci ting of " A BCD. etc."
The second tone is a rising questioni ng
tone, like a surprised " Huh?"
The third tone is a drawling tone. first
V falling then riSing. like an indecisi ve
" Well .. "
The fourth tone is a sharp falli ng tone.
like a purposeful " Yes! "
Examples:
a A A A
060 0 Q u u u
T 1
1st t one
;;;
2nd tone
3rd tone
"'
...
4th tone
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VOWELS
In Mandarin there are 6 simple vowels and 15
compound vowels. The compound vowels are
combinations of 2 or J vowels.
CONSONANTS
II
There are also 24 consonants. divided into
7 groups according to the way they are articulated.
II
SIMPLE
COMPOUND
SIMPLE VOWELS
VOWELS
VOWELS
""'"

a
a;
ao
e
e;

;a ;e
;u
lao ,
0
ou
u
ua u;
un
uo
uai
U
ua ue
CONSONANTS
b p
m f
d
n
g k ng h
q .
,
,
zh
ch sh
,
z
c s
y w
Lefs begin with the simple vowels:
a e 0 u U
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13
a
as in mama. papa
as in cash. rash
when placed between 1 and n
a
p ~
Ii,
fear
y'
jf tooth tiNn 7i:
sky
qi3n T-
1000
m. ~ 1
mother ~ a . :it
hair jian JlI.
see
xi!n
$I';
first
nA.
it
carry
w.
~
frog dian r.s
shop
piAn
!lQ
cheat
.yii III
duck
ba
i
father dian
~ .
spot
qian fl
money
h.
Pft
ha!
da
IT
beat jiatt ~
reduce
miiin ilii
noodles
15
I'
e
as in learn

M\ Swan
de
m
he
iUJ river
ge
1-
ge

song
re
!!.\
ke
il:
lesson
she

he "'-
jOin
he
n!O
c
[6
e
obtain
ye
individual

ho[
ji e
tongue

drink
die
as in get, wt
when preceded by I or u
lexcept for the letter yl
1I
night
ill
elder sister lie

receive que
don't ye
I'Ji
fall
yue
*4
slanting
crack
Ml
really
Pt leaf
11 moon
17

I
as in sir. wit
is pronounced like a vocalized r
I
if preceded by zh. eh, sh or r
\ 1/
zhi
I1l
point
.:'0:-
, -
chi 0<;
eat
, ' I"
chi II!; spoon
chi
i8
late
shi

matter
8
day

is pronounced like a buuing z
I
if preceded by z, c or s
zl
i\
purple
cr
III
bestow
z; q: word
d;
!f:i younger
ti
brother
H;
body
c j
i ii1
phrase
I i.
f:/.
grain
q;
-l::
seven
b,
;g
pen
ji
ic remember
sl
Ii
silk
1m
four
.,

chicken
y'
1>.
) .
garment
ml
!It
rice
xl
i1!i
west
18
19
o
as in drop. prop
wfi
!1! nest
pO
fIJi
mi>
~ silent
wi>
J1il
b6
la uncle
b6
itt.
pO
i$
old lady
mfi
IJi
b6
lIJi limp
pO
1
20
o
slope
dong
grasp
hOng
waves
noog
touch
zhong
splash
yong
as in sow. grow
if foll owed by ng
:!F-
east t6ng
j[ rainbow dong
'IF
make
dong
~ I
plant
tong
III
use
chong
[li] together
iJJ
move
ti
understand
iili
go through
!I\
worm
21
u
like the "00" in look. book
gu
i!i
ancient
to
f
lu
ijI;
record
hU
I!
lu
n show
shu
[t{
du
*
read
to t
shu
4> book
wu
( ,
-,
22

u
picture
yu
tiger
yu
mouse
ju
rabbit
qu
crow
qO
like the French u in fur
hi appears as u if preceded by
I. q. " or yl
It!
fi sh yu jjj
"
""
J1!l
meet nu
'a) sentence yu
Ji
qu =
JlJJ
tune
.,.
IR
district In
~
rain
gi rl
jade
marry
green
23

al
sounds like the " ie in lie
COMPOUND VOWELS
..."",, 1
mai
'!k
buy
gai m
cover
mai
>Ji
sell
hil i !.
child
@;0::
@""
li i
,jl
love
nai lJl
milk
\::P' bai 8 ' 00
Ai
short
Let' s now tackle the 15 compound vowel s - fi rst
(>Ai
AA!
sign pl ate
dai >:>
bag
the Hetter vowels. then the H euer vowels
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24

a 0 sounds like the "ow" in how
el
sounds like the "ay" in gay
bao tfj be full yao P)( bite
m ~ i
;r,
beautiful
fei He
fat
cao
~
grass tao
iii
flee
pei ~ 5
accompany
wei
~ J
stomach
mao
i'i!
cap nao [Jjj noisy
mei 1:1<
younger sister
mei
~
plum
m.o 1;\\ cat pao
W!!
wn
wei ~
tail
Ire;
f ~
cup
kao
~
tean on
P'o l!!
throw
rei 11k
ba,k
gei
,0
,0
give
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27

la
is a combination of "'j" and " a"
is a combination of ''j'' and " e"

Ie
j iii
';l[ family
jil
!If
press
t ie
I'!<
iron xie
!it
crab
xi!
l'
below
jia
III
false
jie
fif
borrow die
It
dish
j iii
l\l
marry
j ia:
hU add
xi!
11
shoes jie
fi
separate
jia
!\l!
shelf
j iii
fit
price tie I/; paste xie
iii
thank
xia
:!i
summer
xia:
!f prawn qie tn slice pie
ll'l
fling
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29

IU
is a combination of " j " and u"
OU sounds like the " ow' in low
xin
1*
, est
xiii
1IIi sleeve
gou
ill
drain hOu
Fa
behind
j iii
illi
wine
qiO
~ ) autumn
chou $I, smell y t ou
III
steal
lie.
,,,
'E
remain
liii
i1ri
now
dou
Jl.
beans shOu
~
hand
niii
-'f
cow
j iii
fL nine
gou
!5
enough k/i u p mouth
diO
"
throw
I i ii
~
six
hou
lI>
monkey t ou
!k
head
"
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u a is a combination of " u" and "a"
sounds like " way"

UI
hua
n!lJ
paint hua
iii
word
chuT
1IX
blow
sui
'9
age
shull
~
brush hua
ill
smooth
zui
.",.
mouth
zhuT
ill
chase
guo
n
hang zhua
11K
scratch
guT
ftl
turtle
tui
"'
retreat
hu.
~ J
paddle
hua
if.
flower
dui ~ t
correct
sui
FJ1i
follow
ku.
~ boast guO
m
melon
lui
*
push
shui
it
who?
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un
is a combination of " u" and " n"
uo
is a combi nation of " u" and "0"
Cii n
H
village
gun
if{ trundle
duo
U
hide lu6
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net
hun
If;
diuy
dun

pause
tuo
IliI.
come off
hUG
ffi
live
sUn
M- grandson
kan
lE
tired
zuo
1>.
sit luo
iii
drop
run
lubricate
eMn
1'1
lips
suo
flI
lock duo
$
many
liin
wheel
tun
W
swallow
zuo
flli.
make guo ;:t
pass
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3S

ua
is a combination of " u" and " a"
but the 2 dots are absent from the u"
juan
m
contribute
juan
II!
weary
yuan I1Q
garden
quan
1m
circle
xuan
ill; choose
juan
i\'l<
roll up
quan
!it
spring
yuan
Z
fa,
quan
:i: complete
yuan
ill< source
36

ue
hie
til
nile
IE
xue
1fD.
jue
'!Ii
xue
1'f
is a combination of "'ii " and "e"
although the 2 dots over the " u" only
appear after the letters I and n
brush past yu.
~
arrange
malaria yue
1*
leap
blood que
Bil!
lack
feel xue
=
Of-
learn
snow que
iI<
sparrow
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lao
sounds like the "eow" in meow

u a I is a (ombinalion of " u " and " a " and ' T
o fISHING
)jao

expect
jiao
fl4 shout
huai
fl'
bosom gulfi
JIll
slap
qi ao
t'j
coincidental
miaa
1& wonderful
guAi
lIE
well-behaved ku<ii
til
chopsticks
diaa
f', fish
qiao
Ill!!
look
huai
l1-
naughty kuai
1*
fast
tiao
lit
select
piela
1.11 drift
shuai
1$ fall kuai
!II
piece
xiao
;::
laugh
niao
.Il, bird
zhucl.i J;. drag guai
If
strange
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VOWELS
So far we've dealt with all the simple and
compound vowels,
Simple Vowels
a e 0 u U
Compound Vowels
a; ao
e;
;a ;e ;u iao
ou
ua u; un uo uai
ua lie
CONSONANTS
We now proceed with the final - the
consonants - in 7 to
the way they are articulated,
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b like " p" ,voicelessl in help
P. strongly aspirated as in pineapple
bling
til
help
bu
:ffi
doth
ping
'l'
level
pai
f f ~
arrange
bing ~
sick
~ i
lit blanket
~
bump pin
"
goods
pimg
00
bl
.. nose
biAD .. flat
~ n u:
basin
pl
JJi:
skin
bu
ff
mend
bing
iii biscuit
pO
~
broken
pian
11
slice
blii
tl!
place
bing
OJ; ice
pO
if
fall forward
pang
!'I'-
fat
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43
m as in more
f
as in food
rnu
*
wood
mei
III eyebrow
~ i
"""t
ny
fan
t!i
rice
rning
~
life
meng
~ dream
f<n
>t
divide
.,
fen
fll
portion
men
1<1 bored
man
f!!
slow
{eng
U
bee f.
:It
distribute
mAi
l.!lI
bury
rna
J;O
horse
fA"ng
m
mom fu
lli\
good fortune
rna
tli
wipe
rn. l'g
scold
fang
15
square fan
Ii!l
overturn
44
4S
d
like " t " Ivoiceless) in nitwit
t strongly aspirated as in talk
da
*
big
diao
Iil
hang tian
m
field tu

soil
dai
'*
dumbstruck
ding
'"
nail ting
Il'
stop tong
!i!
child
dan
Jli single
dong
ifiil hole tOn ~ chat t ong jl1i bucket
dian
'I! electricity
dUi
iI
pile tlng
'Ii
hear tou
~
penetrate
deng
IT lamp
duan
Iii short tuo ltJj drag tiao
It
leap
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47
n
as in nimble
as in loud I
n6ng
15<
farming
n'n
JII difficult
lao
t';
old Ia n
iII
basket
nj
iIE mud
neng
fit able
l ong
Sf
deaf li ang lJj( cool
ni An
if- year
n'n
Wi south
Ii jJ strength ~ n g
~
cold
nii
it lasting
nOn
IiIl tender
lei
om-
thunder ling
!il
alert
nan
!Il male
nuan
Si' warm
lian
!&
face Iii
iii
mad
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49
9
like 'O k" (voicelessl in skill
k strongly aspirated as in kid
gan
iI!:
dare
gOn
lI! 'OOt
k!i
:If
open k.
'iii
bitter
gOn
'"
pole
gui
*
devil
k' n
look ku8.

step
gOn
Itt
mandarin
gO
Iiji
look after
ki5ng
""
empty kui
..,
lose
=
orange
guan
1i'
manage
guo ll(
fruit -
shell kil

trousers
ke :;c
gOo
;Il; high
gai
i& change
kO
C'Y
k6u
fO
deduct
SO
S I
n9 as in song
h as in hot
Ji ang
jl!j
two
gong
I work
hai .. sea h6ng
iI
,ed
ying
Ii!! hard
chang
118 sing
huo
"'-
fire hui
!li.
ash
qing
1 light
hang
hu
",
kettle
IT mw
hong
jj\
roast >II(
mang
It busy
~ n g
J"l wi nd
huAng
'Ot
yellow han
if
sweat
song
ill deliver
shuling
~ j
both
hl!i !II.
black hao
H
good
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53

J like "ch" Ivoiceless) in mischief
like " ch" Istrongly aspirated) in cheat
j iu
i& rescue
jin
~ taut
Qi
W
wife qiao
III
knock
j iii
;<.
long
jie
!Ii knot
Qi
-
angry quan ,h
persuade
..
ji
Til anxious
jiAng
ill speak
qiang
~ I i
strong qiii
31<
beseech
jTng
'If well
jii
Ii' lift
qi!n
M
front qing
iii
feeli ngs
jiao
~
hand over
j iiin
It! shoulder
qun
I,Il
skirt QU ;I; reave
\4
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x
xiiio
Ii
xie
EJ
xiin
"I-
xing
iW
xilio
' J'
S6
like a sound between the "s"
in see and the " sh" in she
school
xiiin
Ix
line
write
xin ,e,
heart
seek
xing
shape
awake
xili ng
:Il!
think
small
xi ii ng
At
elephant
zh
like the dg" Ivoicelessl in sludge
zhao shine zhi
il
straight
zho iI!!i
cover zhi
U
branch
zhai
'il
narrow

real
zhii
1t
bamboo zhuo
IJE
catch
zhang
'"
grow zho
If,
pig
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ch
as in children
sh
as in sheaf
chCi
m
kitchen
,h.
.z fork
shan LiJ
mounlain shuo
ill
say
chao
~ y sti rfry
chong
i'l' rinse
shang
1:
up. above shul
"'
water
chai
~
firewood
,h.
?It
tea
shi
:fi
stone sheng
l'
grow
chou
Ii!J take out
chen
1; dust
shu li'!
tree
shu
*
bind
chang
~
taste
chuang
=
Eli
bed
s ~ n >t
body shou
I\l( coll ect
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59
r
do
ruan
ren
rong
ren
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as in raw. with the tongue
curled back but without the trill
!J!
go round ruo !lii
feeble
fj;
soft rong i;
appearance
A person ru A enter
!ill melt ren V. recognize
ra.
endure rou
[!:j
meat
z
zao
zai
za
zao
zuan
like the . 'ts" in plants
twithout aspirationl
....
earl y
lilt
plant
iI<
assorted
j!\:
make
';I;
go through
za
zu
zou
zuo
zu
tL
plait
'll.
hinder
;if:
walk. go
Ii'
lett
JE
foot. leg
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c
co
cai
cuo
cong
cO
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like the " ts" in eats, but
strongl y aspirated
ilil rub
cAn
" f*
trample
cui
!frj
~ ~ wrong
cai
?Ii
~ hastily
c! i
1II
*Ii rough
ceng
Ifr
s as in sum. sweep
meal
si5ng
~ loose se
fg colour
crisp
suan
'Jl.
calculate s.n
AX
disperse
vegetable
sAn three sui
1$
smash
guess
51
JIOi
tear sAo
B
sweep
layer
sAn
'i>
umbrella
51
~
dead
63
y
as in you
w
as in we
yT
Il'i
treat
you
tt
worry
wan
iWl
late
wo

yan
3ft examine
you
;(Ef
have
wii
1i
five
wi
l*
socks
yun
!j<
pregnant
yOn

giddy
wang
fI!
gaze
wAng
:E
king
yang
n
shape
you )l.
again
wi! i
1Jil!
hello!
wAn lj( play
y
!f
waist
y" ,;
medicine
wOn
rOJ
ask
wlii
i!1
crooked
6.
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VOWELS AND CONSONANTS
We've now completed all the POSSible sounds of
Hanyu Pinyin.
Simple Vowels

e
0 u U
Compound Vowels
. ,
'0
\ /
el

I. Ie lu iao
ou
u. ul un uo uai
U. ue
Consonants
b p
m f
d
n
g k
ng h
q x
zh ch sh r
z c
s
y w
We' re now ready td deal with the 5th tone _ the
neutral tone.
THE NEUTRAL TONE
Apart from the 4 bask tones. there is a 5th tone in
Mandarin: the neutral tone.
The neutral tone is light. soft and short. unlike any of
the 4 basic tones. It is pronounced in a re/axtd way .
without any stress. and varies in pitch accordi ng to the
tone of the preceding syllable.
Generally. all particles. interjections. pronouns after
verbs. and other words whkh do not carry
important concrete meanings in a sentence. have
the neutral tone.
The tone mark for the neutral tone may either be a
small d rcle ,0 l over the vowel. or a dot ' I
preceding the syllable. Usuall y. however. no mark is
necessary.
Iff i1\I?
o
hao ma?
hao ma?
hao ma?
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In Mandarin. there are only a few characters with a The following is a list of two-syllable words where
definite neutral to.ne. They carry no concrete
only the 1st syllable is stressed. In each example
meaning of their Own. being functional onl y as given below. the tone of the 2nd syllable has been
suffixes. Here is a list:
neutralized for effective oral emphasis.
1st tone
ge = ge ge

elder brother
ma
'"
men
In 'he
!fI
rnA rnA mil ma
Ii'lli'l
mother
ne
iii!
me
A de
zhi dao zhT dao
Jalill
know
ba
"E
de ft,)
lie
"'1
jT qi
=
jT qi
mil:!
machine
la
III<
II
'11 1'0 'l1
2nd tone
Ie
T
na
IIIJII de
l1!l
peng you peng you JIll;\(
friend
=
,I
'f- ma

a Ifi!
she tou she t ou
"i!'i9<
tongue
=
rni ng b3i = ming bai
understand
r6ng yi =
r6ng yi
'<f
easy
Syllables are normally uttered in anyone of the 4
3rd tone
tones. However. tones can be neutralized according
j ie jie j ie ji e
il!il!
elder sister
to:
111 the context
yan jing yan j i ng

eye
121
the other syllable it joins to form a word
er duo er duo
II':ii!:
ear
131
the stress and intonation of the phrase zao shang
=
zao shang .!f-J: morning
141
the shades of meani ng
151
the more or less strong emphasis laid on the
4th tone
words
baba ba ba ,HI
father
di di = di di
"'"'
younger brother
mei mei = mei mei 1*-1*-
younger sister
Ui yang = tai yang :l.c1lB
"n
68
69
THE FIVE TONES
Let's review the 5 tones:
TONE SANDHI
The 3rd tone syllable normall y has a falling and
ri si ng pitch.
1
Examples
'-"
hilo
!ff
good
mei ;)1 beautiful
nl
1*
you
wo
1l<
I
When followed by a syllable of another tone. the
3rd tone syllable is pronounced half 3rd tone. It
2
only falls. but does not rise.
Examples
3
buo cbe ;1<$ train
~
mei ren ;)1A beauty
kao shi
"'IiA
examination
yl zo
lll-r
chair
4
When followed by a syllable of the same tone. the
3rd tone syllable is pronounced in the 2nd tone. It
does not fall , but only ri ses.
Examples
o s
l ao ban
=
lao bin
ol:lIii
mT fen
=
mt fen
*Iil
rice flour
mei hao
=
mei hao ;)1!ff fine
shuT guo
=
shut guo
**
fruit
70
71
72
TONE MARKS
III The tone mark must be placed over a vowel.
if it is a simple vowel:
aei6ilU
If the vowel is " i" the dot is always omitted"
Thus:
iii
121 The "a" of a compound vowel always carries
the tone mark:
ii i ao ia: ua iao uai
If there is no ""a """ the tone mark is placed
over " 0"" or ""e"":
ou uo
(31 A compound vowel with both "r and "" u ""
has the tone mark placed over the 2nd vowel:
iil ui uai

e i i> U
ai 80 ia ua
QU
uo
ei ie Ue
10 u1 u<i i un
Here are al1 the possible
combinations of vowels with their
tone marks properly placed"
1st tone
U'
a


0
U
ai
ei
iii
ou
ua
ao
;e
u.
iU
Un
iao
uo
uai
/
e
1
6
u
G

ei
;a 6u
u.
Ue
a;
80
"
u1
iu
un
iao
u6
l Td tone
U
V ! i
e
I
Ii
ei
iii
li u
uil
ilo
Ie
u1
ill
un
iAo
uli
e
1
c
u
n
,

e; lA
CU u'
Ue
ai
ao
Ie
u1
ii!
un
iao
uo
73
74
THE UMLAUT MARK

The umlaut mark is a mark made up of two dots f I
placed over a vowel to indicate modification in the
quality of the vowel. It is derived from the German u'"
(changed) and (Qut (sound/.
In Mandarin. it appears only in the vowel "u" and is
pronounced as in the German 9r;;" or the French rUt.
The vowel "u" appears with the umlaut mark only
when preceded by " n" or " " '.
e.g.
nG
nO'
10
10'

In all others preceded by I , q . .
......... " x" or " y" the
umlaut mark may be omitted.
e.g.
jil qu xu yu
u ~ quO xu, yu.
juln quan xuan yuan
jlln qun xOn yOn
./$)
7'
76
TWO-SYLLABLE WORDS
The C ~ i ~ e s e language is primarily disyllabic. i.e ..
compnsl.ng t
w
o-syllable words. These may be
formed In the following ways. which are by no
means exhaustive.
III
Appending a noun suffix:
zi ! T I or tou 19\'
er zi
JL'l'- son
milo zi
i'H hat
shi tou
'69;
stone
gu tou
1'1* bone
!21 Repeating the same syllable
kiln kan lilt look
xie xie iMiif thanks
chang chang ~ ~ often
OJ Linking up with an interdependent syllable
qing Ung f!jfJ! dragonfly
hu die ~ ~ butterfly
zhi zhil ;;W_ spider
141 Linking up with an independent synonym
kan jian :ti-.ffi see
guang dil J * vast
gan kuai ilit:k: quickly
, 151 Linking up with another syllable idiomatically
dong xi
*i1
thing
least-west!
duo shi'io $j,' how many
(many-fewl
huo che
1<$
train
{fire-vehiclel
qian jin
f-i:
daughter
nhousand-goldl
fan tong
t&1I1i
good-for-nothing
(rice-buckeu
chang duan
~
mishap
Uong-shortl
The following pages list a hundred commonly used
two-syllable words. First syllables from the (st to the
4th tone are paired off with syllables from each of the
5 tones to form a variety of two-syllable words.
77
;;;
1-1
jT
'Ill
aeroplane
guo ji!
1l!II:
country
qi3n xO
iIIlt humble
2-1
qiu hon
*111
propose
xTn xi!n

f,esh
du shu

study
gil din
JIll. alone
shi jiAn
9<J'fBJ
time
zhong xTn
"P,C,
centre
ping An
'1''1<
safe
1-2
hUi ch!n
!ii:Jl dust
hui dA @ll!' reply
cong mang
l<Jtt hastily
2-2
huAi yl
!Hi
suspect
huan ying
"'.!!'
welcome
t6ng qing
filltll
sympathise
ZhT chi
sUPPOrt
min
At<
people
zhuan
'1'[1
special
qiAn Hi
ft1Jll
future
1-3
gong xi
$lJ congratulate
yang
1ft'"
nurture
shen U
Itt;< body
2-3
y6u yang
illi!<
swim
shang kau
mOl wOUnd
xiao
it/j,
little
xin ku
*il'
hard
hui xiang @l;0 fecall
qing shuang

cool
rl!n k6u
A"
population
1-4
qf pian
11<'111 deceive
sui bian
Fi!!!!
careless
feng fll
"'.
prosperous
2-4 xi guAn
>.J ill
habit
gllo gui
noble
eli gan
otT
ability
hei an
11\l1li darkness
xue
"'Iii!
knowledge
jTng yan
tHIt experience
ze r(!:n I!!(f responsibility
1-5
Ia: men
f<!Jln they
mi ng zi
to'"
name
yT fu
'I!ll clothes
2-5 rna fan
"tl
trouble
xia xi

'est
fAng zi
lilT house
xiln sheng
"'!t
teacher
shen me

what?
gulln xi
**
relations
hai zi
JlT
chil d
78
79
...

3-1
jie kai
lilt!' untie
pi'i tong
lUi common
jin zhang jjt::li tense
mian bao
iii'@.
bread
huo eM :1< $ train
4-1
cai dan
"!lit(!
menu
wan can
"'''
dinner
qi chi! 1'\$
car
3-2
ke liAn
'lW
dian deng <\lIT
electric light
pitiful
jian kang iii/A<
healthy
Iti xing
lI!!f travel
man zu
iMJE satisfied
wen t'i
question
yi'i yan
'orr
language
4-2
fii 2ft
j;[o;,
complex
'0
yan yuan
'" li\
actor
te hie ttl'l
special
\ian xi tl >J
exercise
3-3
zhao Ian
IIl!ti exhibition
nei r6ng r'l t'
content
shuT guo
"'*
fruil
yang gan
ffJJit
brave
ZI dian
'l'j!!
dictionary
wu diio
.1Ii
dance
4-3
bao zhi l\l!1\
newspaper
lib jiEi
HI
understand
dian ying
film
Ichange 3rd tone of I SI syllable to
hOll guo
Iii*
results
2nd tonel
hOll hui liim
regret
3-4
kao shi
-;!flit
examination
dian hua <\l ili
telephone
ren noli

endure
4-4
bao gao l\li'i
report
xiang ShOll
:<,I:ll'
enjoy
ming yun ft1ii
destiny
nu Ii
1'l!J
hardworking
qu wei
lI'"*
interest
ji e shi
iiI
explain
xiang pian IIIIt

3-5
yl
"
Iller
chair
ke qi \li' ''\
polite
zhen tOll
It"
pillow
4-5
gil shi lit.
story
ni men
f*fn
you Iplural)
xia mian l' iii
below
wo men
ftfn
we: us
yi si
meaning
wei ba
/liel
tail
bei
"
'lIT
lifetime
80
81
VOCABULARY

Hany", Pinyin/Chinese characler/Enelish meanlne/Page No,
Hany", Pinyin/Chinese Characler / English meanin. / Pa.e No,
I;
It
short
. ;
"
bi
$I
love
"
b!i
Iii
father
14
bi;
B
100
"
bin"
I!
place
"
III
help
"
bi.
l!!
M;
be full
2.
M;
1'1'
rup
27
bl
!II
blanket
42
bl
no
42
bi!n
"1\
pen
"

Q
flat
42
bI ng
?;\
don't
17
bing
ice
"
bi ng
!Jf
biscuit
42
Ii!
skk
42
.bo

bo
waves
20
bo
fa

20
b.
It
li mp
20
b.

mend
42
'IIi cloth
"
"
III
"b . 2
c.l i

cai """'s
.2
r;
trample
cai

.2
COn
vegetable
.2
meal
2
el.
'"
cling
grass
2.
III
layer
.2
' hi
JI.
fork ,.
,h'

chli
teo
I.
lI!
firewood
ching
"
=
taste
18
ching
II{:
si ng
12
Chi D
1&
stir-fr y 18
<10 dust 18
, hI D!; eot 19
, hi
ill
19
, hi

spoon 19
ch6ng 1<1'
rinse 18
chong !h
worm 21
, bo" iii
take out 18
ch()u
$t
smelly 31
, h,
III
kitchen 18
chuAng Iii bed
18
chuT
PX blow II
chun 'II Ups
34
el i>l phrase 19
el III bestow 19
c6ng
jg
hastily .2
eO
II!
rough .2
cui

crisp .2
eon
Il
village 34
" B
lit
wrong . 2
dl IT be"
14
d.
*
big 4.
dl i
*
dumbstruck
4.
dAi lOi bog
II
d,n
if>.
si ngle
4.
d, obtain I
dling
IT

4.
dl

younger brother 18
diAn
,?j.
spot 1\
di An
"'-
electricit y 4.
diAn
Iii
shop 1\
diAo Ii\
hang 4.
diAo I'J
fish 18
82
83
~
> ~
HanYII PInyin/Chinese character/English meaninl / Pale No.
Hanyu Pinyi n/Chinese character/English meanln'/POlige No.
di!
'"
fall
17
g" It!
mandarin orange
'0
di e
II
dish
2'
g" 'i'
pole
'0
dr'g
tT
nail
'.
g"
AI; da,e
'0
di D
"
throw
'0 g'.
;0; high
'0
do ...
*
east
21 g.
~
<ong I.
dong
II
understand
21 g.
l'
individual
"
dang
i;b
mo'e
21 g ~ i
~
give 27
dong
if'! hole
'6
g" til
mot
'0
d"
Ji
beans
31
gO ... I
work
"
do
lit
read
22 gO,
ill
drain JI
d""
III
shorl
46
g" ~
enough JI
d,y
III pile
,.
gO
"Ii
andent 22
d,l
>J
correct
H g.
iii
look after
'0
d.,
!Ii
pa,,,,
"
go,
III
melon
"
d,o
~
many
"
g" tI
hang
"
d"
U
hide
"
guli
lIE
well-behaved
,.

III swan
16 gulli
lI!I
"'P
,.
f,
;j!:
di st ribute
"
guAi
11
strange
,.
"
;j!:
hair
"
go" 'iI'
manage
'0
f', I!j
overturn
"
g" II!
turtle H
f" 1&
fice
"
gol
lV.
devil
'0
flng
1i
square
"
gun
is
trundle
"
fAng
II;
,oem
"
g" 'l!
fruit
'0
Eei
-. n,
"
go,
tt pa"
"
rei
Ie
I"
27
h' ~
ha!
"
~ i
ox ba,k
27 hii
Iii
child
"
",
;r
divide
"
hii
m
""
"
", 19
portion
"
h', ff
sweat
"
feng
1'\ wind
"
hang
rr
mw
"
feng
U
bee
"
h
If
good
"
ffi
ill
good fortune
"
h.
Oil
drink I.
gii
IX
change
'0 h.
A-
join 16
0
gii
lI\
cover
"
h.
iiI
river 16
8.
85

Hanyu Pi nyin/Chinese charil(ler / E",lIsh meanlni/PaCe No.
hei
11\
black
"
hong
!II
roast
"
h6ng
II ,ed
"
M
il:
rainbow
21
h
flO monkey
31
M.
Fa
behind
31
h.
if kenle
"
h.
!II.
tiger
"
hoi
It
flower
32
hoi
tJ
paddle
32
h.,
ill
smooth
32
h ..
iii
word
32
h.,
@j
paint
32
hul i
Il'
bosom
39
hUl i .q;
naught y
39
hulng

yellow
"
h.T
Iii a,h
"
h,.
I}
dizzy
J4
h
:I< fjre
53
h.,
i! li ve
J\
jT
;q
chicken
18
jl
anxious
"
jl
iC
remember
18
jil
btl add
28
jil

P"'"
28
j il
*"
famil y
28
jil
III false
28
jii
ffr price
28
j il
!4l shelf
28
jii
lit
marry
28
jiln
.1
shoulder
"
jib
reduce
"
jiAn
'l!
"'"
"
t
Hanyu Pi nyin j ehlnese chuacter / ",lIsh mean'n, 1 Plille No.
jilng
ill
speak
" jilo
J1
hand over
" jilo
'4
shool 38
ji i!
Jl
rKeive 17
jie !/j knot
" jie
III
elder sister 17
jie
II
separate 29
jie
111
borrow 29
jln
ill
laot
" jlng
'It
well
" jiG
it.
nine 30
jili
"-
10
" jit1
ilIi
wine 30
jiu
"
rescue
"
ill 'i<
lift \4
j.
1i) sentence 2J
jut n
IH
contribute 3.
juAn
*
roll up
3'
juAn
II
weary 3.
jue
lit
leel J7
kli
ff
ope. \I
kA.
*
look \I
kA.

lean on 2
..

shell \I
..
il
lesson I.
""
2:
empty \I
...
0
mouth 31
...
10
deduct
"
,.
jI!
"Y
"
"
'li
bl uer
"
..
!If
trousers
"
,.,
*
boa"
J2
,.,
I'<
"ep
"
86
87
*
4:
HllInyu PinyIn /Chinese mf'anlns/Palf' No. Hanyu Pinyl n /ChlneK Chilf;Jcter/En&lIsh me;anlng / Palf' No.
kuii
II> fast
39
kulli
I!< piece
39
kuAi
"
chopsticks
39
"I
.. I"",
" ", I!I tired
J4
I" iI?(
basket
49
IA.
""
old
49
lei
iii thunder
49
leng
cold
49
11
tJ strength
49
Ii
f1 grain
liiin
18
liAng
!& face
49
Ii<
mol
49
ILlLIng
iI'i 'wo
"
Haa
J!
expect
38

:.1 crack
17
lIng
>l alert
49
lin
ilrf now
30
ri u
WI remain
30
Jiil

",
"
30
16ng
deaf
49
"
lit record
22
"

""w
49
"
It
show
22
10
green
2J
10'
brush past
J7
to,
ffi wheel
J4
"0
19
oe,
JS
I
ff;
dmp
J5
ml
I!!
mother
"
m.
li\ horse
"
ml
11 scold
"
rnAi
1I
bu"
"
rnAi JI;
b"
" mai '#; sell
" m" 11
,low
"
ming
It bu"
"
mi.
lI<
""
2.
m"
III
"'P
2.
me;
III
eyebrow
" me;
110
plum 27
mei !)l beautiful 27
mei
I<
younger sister 27
m', .1
bo,ed
"
meng
l'
dream
"
ml
'"
rice
18
miln
iii
noodles IS
milo

wonderful 38
ming
111
life
"
m6 /1
,,,,,,h
20
mo
It
wipe
"
mo !!
silent 20
m'
*
wood
"
"
'"
carry
" nli
OIl
milk 21
nii
i!
lasting 48
,', 'Il
male 48
,,,
i'Ii
south 48
,,,
II
difficull 48
, .. fflj]
noisy 2.
,', III
tender 48
neng /;i able 48
,j iJj; m,d 48
niin <I-
year 48
niio
'"
bird 38
niii
'f
mw 30
88
89
~ ~
~
j:o
Han)'u Pi nyin I Chlnese characte, I EnUsh meanl".1 PaC" No.
n6ng
t< farming
48
""S
fF make
"
."
j{
girl
23
nuin
"
warm
48
."'
IE malaria
37
...
la fear
14
pi;
ffi' arrange
4J
pi;
II! sign plate
25
.....
If
'ot
4J
....
M throw
2.
....
lI!
'""
2.
.. ;
J1l
accompany
27
...
It basin
4J
....
ll! bump
4J
pi
It skin
43
piAn
If stice
43
pi An
!jQ
cheat
"
pilo
iJ' drift
38
pl.

fli ng
29
pl.
c
goods
4J
00
pi ..
'I' level
4J
pO
lJl. slope
20
pO
II< splash
20
pO
III old lady
20
pO
it
broken
4J
pO
If faU forward
4J
qJ
-t: seven
18
qJ
'It wife
"
qj
'I angry
"
qiln
'f 1000
"
qiin
ii1J front
"
qiin
tI money
"
qiing
!!l strong
"
Hanyu Pinyi n I Chinese chil racter / Engllsh meanlnc/ Pal e No.
qilo AI koock
" qiio ... look 3'
qiio
"
COincidental 38
qii!i '] slice 29
qTng >! tight
"
ql ng ~
fl!eli ngs
" qiO fJ: autumn 30
qiCi
*
b<seech
"
qn
IR
district 23
q. iIIl tune 23
q.
~
marry 23
., $; leave
"
qulin III
dTCIe 3.
quin
~ complete 3.
quin
Jil
spring 3.
quin 1JJ persuade
"
."'
~
~ '
"
."'
iI<
sparrow
"
."'
~
reall y 17
.,.
HI
skirt
"
".
~ go round 60
"
!!. hot I.
".
A person 60
".
.\Z endure 60
".
iI. recOt:nize 60
, I 8 d., 19
rong ~
appearance 60
r6ng

melt 60
,."
t<J
meat
60
"
A enter 60
ruin IJ: soft 60
".
i'l lubricate
"
".
!jlj feeble 60
90
9 1


Hanyu Pinyin/Chinese character/English meanJn/Page No.
Hanyu Pinyin/ Chinese character /English meanlne / Page No.
",
= three
63
-
,,'
i$ smash 63
",

umbrella
63
", Ill:
disperse
63
.no
11- grandson
"
' "'
IlII lock 35
, ..
13 sweep
63
u,
chat 47
,.
f5
colour
63 Uo
;1t
flee 26
shin
tI1 moumai n
,.
shAng
10 up. above
,.
. h.
<!f tongue
16

#
body ,.
t1
'*
body 18
tib
"Ii .ky 15
tiAn
III field 47
t ilo !l<
",Iect 38

10
grow ,.
hI
'6
stone
,.
, hI

matter
"
t iio
JJ;
leap 47

iii paste 2
tie
IJ< iron 2.
sh6u
<&
collect
,.
shOu
'"
hand
31
, h.
i> book 22
, h.
rtl mouse 22
, h'
'"
bind
,.
, h,
14
" ..
,.
shul
1111 brush
"
shulli
1* fall
3.
Hng
*
hear
47
ti ng

stop
47
tting ;m go through 21
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