Chinese Pinyin Flashcards
What is Pinyin?
the Chinese language phonetic used to mark Mandarin Chinese pronunciation by the Latin alphabet
What are the lines?{ bÄ , å « }
the Chinese character
What is bÄ?{ bÄ , å « }
Pinyin
What 3 parts make up a typical Pinyin syllable?
Initial, final, tone
What is b in bÄ?
The initial
What is a in bÄ?
The final
What is - in bÄ?
The tone
Where in the initial in every Pinyin syllable?
The beginning
Where is the final in a Pinyin syllable?
After the initial
Can a final be a Pinyin syllable by itself without the initial or tone?
Yes (it can be an Pinyin syllable by itself)
Where in the tone in a Pinyin syllable?
Added above the final (specifically the vowel in the final)
How many tones in a Pinyin syllable?
1 or not used