Chinese is a graceful language whose four tones make speaking Chinese sound like singing songs. In standard Chinese, the pronunciation of one Chinese word is a syllable. For instance, “我的书” (my book) is written in three characters, which is pronounced in three syllables "wodeshu".
Chinese syllable consists of three parts: the initial consonant of a syllable, a vowel and a tone. There are totally 21 initial consonants, 39 vowels and 4 tones, which are combined by different rules and regulations to enrich Chinese compound pronunciation.
汉语是一种优美的语言，它的四个声调使说话像唱歌一样动听。汉语普通话中，一个汉字的读音就是一个音节。例如“我的书”写下来是三个汉字，读起来就是三个音节wǒdeshū。汉语的音节包括声母、韵母和音调三部分。普通话共有21个声母，39个韵母，4种声调，这些元素通过不同的规则组合在一起就构成了丰富多彩的汉语语音。
The initial sound of a syllable is called initial consonant. For instance, the initial consonant of "大" is d. The initial consonant of "小" is x. Some syllables begin with vowels without any sound, e.g. "安" (an) 鹅(e). Such syllables are called "zero initial consonant" of a syllable.
一个音节最初的声音称为声母。例如，“大”的声母是d, “小”的声母是x。首先，一些元音音节没有任何声音，例如“安”（an）鹅（e）。这种音节被称为“零声母的音节”。
Vowel follows the initial consonant of the syllable. E.g. "e" in "歌" (song) (ge), "ie" in "姐" (sister) (jie).
Simple vowel: A simple vowel is composed of single vowel. For example: a, o, e, i, u, ü.
Compound vowel: A compound vowel is composed of combined vowels.
Nasal vowel: A nasal vowel is a vowel followed by a nasal consonant such as "n" or "ng".
There are four tones in Chinese: the first tone, the second tone, the third tone and the fourth tone.
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