Fundamental Spoken Chinese
Student Textbook
Chapter 1
Day 4
Old Initials, New Finals (1)
| e | en | eng |
| b | – | ben | beng |
| p | – | pen | peng |
| m | – | men | meng |
| f | – | fen | feng |
| g | ge | gen | geng |
| k | ke | ken | keng |
| h | he | hen | heng |
| d | de | – | deng |
| t | te | – | teng |
| n | ne | – | neng |
| l | e | – | leng |
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Old Initials, New Finals (2)
| ü | üe | ian |
| b | – | – | bian |
| p | – | – | pian |
| m | – | – | mian |
| d | – | – | dian |
| t | – | – | tian |
| n | nü | nue | nian |
| l | lü | lue | lian |
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Old Initials, New Finals (3)
| ü | üe | üan | ün | ian |
| j | ju | jue | juan | jun | jian |
| q | qu | que | quan | qun | qian |
| x | xu | xue | xuan | xun | xian |
| Zero | yu | yue | yuan | yun | yan |
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Old Initials, New Finals (4)
| e | en | eng | er |
| zh | zhe | zhen | zheng | – |
| ch | che | chen | cheng | – |
| sh | she | shen | sheng | – |
| r | re | ren | reng | – |
| Zero | e | en | eng | er |
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New Initials, Old Finals
| uo | ou |
| z | zuo | zou |
| c | cuo | cou |
| s | suo | sou |
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New Initials, New Finals
| i | e | en | eng |
| z | zi | ze | zen | zeng |
| c | ci | ce | cen | ceng |
| s | si | se | sen | seng |
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| uai | uan | uang |
| b | – | – | bo |
| p | – | – | po |
| m | – | – | mo |
| f | – | – | – |
| g | guai | guan | guang |
| k | kuai | kuan | kuang |
| h | huai | huan | huang |
| d | – | duan | – |
| t | – | tuan | – |
| n | – | nuan | – |
| l | – | luan | – |
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Full table: ie, iao, in, ing, uai, uan, uang
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| ie | iao | in | ing | uai | uan | uang |
| b | bie | biao | bin | bing | – | – | bo |
| p | pie | piao | pin | ping | – | – | po |
| m | mie | miao | min | ming | – | – | mo |
| f | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| g | – | – | – | – | guai | guan | guang |
| k | – | – | – | – | kuai | kuan | kuang |
| h | – | – | – | – | huai | huan | huang |
| d | die | diao | – | ding | – | duan | – |
| t | tie | tiao | – | ting | – | tuan | – |
| n | nie | niao | nin | ning | – | nuan | – |
| l | lie | liao | lin | ling | – | luan | – |
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Old Initials, New Finals (2)
Full table: o, uo, ou
| o | uo | ou |
| b | bo | – | – |
| p | po | – | pou |
| m | mo | – | mou |
| f | fo | – | fou |
| g | – | guo | – |
| k | – | kuo | kou |
| h | – | huo | hou |
| d | – | duo | dou |
| t | – | tuo | tou |
| n | – | nuo | nou |
| l | – | luo | lou |
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New Initials, Old Finals
Part 1: i, a, ai, ao
| i | a | ai | ao |
| zh | – | zha | zhai | zhao |
| ch | – | cha | chai | chao |
| sh | – | sha | shai | shao |
| r | – | – | – | rao |
| j | ji | – | – | – |
| q | qi | – | – | – |
| x | xi | – | – | – |
| Zero | yi | a | ai | ao |
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Part 2: an, ang, ei, ong
| an | ang | ei | ong |
| zh | zhan | zhang | zhei | zhong |
| ch | chan | chang | – | chong |
| sh | shan | shang | shei | – |
| r | ran | rang | – | rong |
| j | – | – | – | – |
| q | – | – | – | – |
| x | – | – | – | – |
| Zero | an | ang | ei | – |
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Full table: i, a, ai, ao, an, ang, ei, ong
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| i | a | ai | ao | an | ang | ei | ong |
| zh | – | zha | zhai | zhao | zhan | zhang | zhei | zhong |
| ch | – | cha | chai | chao | chan | chang | – | chong |
| sh | – | sha | shai | shao | shan | shang | shei | – |
| r | – | – | – | rao | ran | rang | – | rong |
| j | ji | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| q | qi | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| x | xi | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Zero | yi | a | ai | ao | an | ang | ei | – |
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New Initials, New Finals (1)
Part 1: i, ia, ie, iang
| i | ia | ie | iang |
| zh | zhi | – | – | – |
| ch | chi | – | – | – |
| sh | shi | – | – | – |
| r | ri | – | – | – |
| j | – | jia | jie | jiang |
| q | – | qia | qie | qiang |
| x | – | xia | xie | xiang |
| Zero | – | ya | ya | yang |
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Part 2: iao, in, ing, iong
| iao | in | ing | iong |
| zh | – | – | – | – |
| ch | – | – | – | – |
| sh | – | – | – | – |
| r | – | – | – | – |
| j | jiao | jin | jing | jiong |
| q | qiao | qin | qing | iong |
| x | xiao | xin | xing | iong |
| Zero | yao | yin | ying | yong |
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Full table: i, a, ai, ao, an, ang, ei, ong
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| i | ia | ie | iang | iao | in | ing | iong |
| zh | zhi | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| ch | chi | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| sh | shi | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| r | ri | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| j | – | jia | jie | jiang | jiao | jin | jing | jiong |
| q | – | qia | qie | qiang | qiao | qin | qing | iong |
| x | – | xia | xie | xiang | xiao | xin | xing | iong |
| Zero | – | ya | ya | yang | yao | yin | ying | yong |
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New Initials, New Finals (2)
Full table: ua, uai, uan, uang, uo, ou
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| ua | uai | uan | uang | uo | ou |
| zh | zha | zhai | zhao | zhan | – | – |
| ch | cha | chai | chao | chan | – | – |
| sh | sha | shai | shao | – | – | – |
| r | – | – | rao | – | – | – |
| j | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| q | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| x | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Zero | a | ai | ao | an | ang | ei |
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