拼音表是你学发音的地图。The pinyin chart is your pronunciation map — here is how to actually use it.
1. Start with initials 声母
The 23 initials are the consonant sounds that begin syllables. Click each one on our Pinyin Chart and repeat after the audio. Focus on the tricky ones: zh, ch, sh, r, j, q, x.
2. Then finals 韵母
The 24 finals are the vowel sounds. Pay special attention to ü — round your lips like "u" but say "ee".
3. Whole syllables 整体认读音节
These 16 syllables are read as complete units — memorise them as words, not combinations.
4. Five minutes a day 每天五分钟
Little and often beats long cramming. One row a day, out loud, is enough.
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