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Chinese Pinyin 中文拼音:

The pronunciation of Chinese characters has been romanized into a phonetic system called Pinyin.

A Pinyin is composed of two components: 1. the syllable 音节 2. the tone 声调

Syllable 音节:

A syllable is composed of two components: 1. the Initial 声母 2. the Final 韵母

1. Initial 声母 : b p m f d t n l g k h j q x z c s zh ch sh r y w
2. Final 韵母 : a o e i u ü ai ei ui ao ou iu ie üe er an en in un ün ang eng ing ong

Tone 声调:

There are 5 pronunciation tones in the Chinese language.

1. the First Tone 第一声 is spoken with a high and level pitch.
2. the Second Tone 第二声 is spoken with a rising pitch.
3. the Third Tone 第三声 is spoken with a dipping pitch.
4. the Fourth Tone 第四声 is spoken with a falling pitch.
5. the Fifth Tone 轻声 is spoken with a neutral tone.