HANYu PINYIN
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PENG ' S CHINESE
TREASURY
concept and cartoons by Tan Hua y Peng
Times Books Int ernational S;II!1Qport _ /Ii"./"
lItmp~r
(1 1984 TImes Editions Pte Lid Published by Times Books International an imprint 01 Times EdJlions Pte Ltd Times Centre, 1 New Industrial Road Singapore 1953
Hany u Pinyin
6
The Four Tones
8
Simple Vowels
13
Compound .vowels
24
Consonants
41
The Neutral Tone
67
First published June 1984 Reprinted 1986, 1988, 1990
Tone Sandhi
71
Tone Marks
72
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The Umlaut Mark
74
Two-syllable Words
76
Vocabulary
82
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ISBN 981 204 141 9
HAN YU PINYIN
Basic Words and Characters Approximately 500. basic words. with their Chinese characters in the modern simplified form. are progressively introduced in groups according to sound. As far as possible. the examples given for each vowel or consonant group ca n be identified from the cartoon .
100 Pinyin words with two syllables are also listed and explained .
Hanyu Pinyin. the Romanized Chinese phonetic System . is considered the most effective aid to learning Mandarin today. It is precise and accurate . and compared to other Romanizations, such as Wade-Giles and Yale . it is less complicated and thus more easily learnt. The system reads and writes easily . using fewer letters per sound than any other system . As an additional guide to proper pronunciation . simple tone marks are placed over the vowels.
Cartoons Learning Pinyin is really no drudgery. and cartoons have been used throughout for the dual function: to amuse and to teach . Almost effortlesslY , it is possible to learn the Pinyin spelling. pronunciation and pitch of each word . as well as its meaning and Chinese character - at the same time.
So flip these pages. be inspired , learn and have fun!
Pinyin Made Simple This book demonst rates the simplest way to master Pinyin. It analyzes the system . breaking down the sounds into simple vowels. compound vowels, and consonants. First things first. The 4 tones are introduced . after which comes the pronunciation of each vowel and consonant component of one-syllable words.
7 6
1st t one THE FOUR TONES
Chinese is a tonal language. Every Chinese character is a syllable with a fixed tone. If the tone is wrong, the meaning is changed right away. and in some cases corresponds with no existing Chinese character!
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2nd tone
Mandarin . the official Chinese language. has four basic tones: each one is indicated by a tone mark . The tone marks are placed over the vowels. If the letter '"j" has a tone mark over it. the dot is om itted.
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The first tone is a high continuous tone. like the reciting o f " A BCD. etc."
3rd tone
The second tone is a rising questioning tone, like a surprised " Huh?" The third tone is a drawling tone. first falling then riSing. like an indecisive " Well .. " The fourth tone is a sharp falling tone. like a purposeful " Yes!"
... "'
Exa mples:
a AAA
~
~
060 0
Q
u u u
~
~
T
1
4th tone
8
9
VOWELS
CONSONANTS II
In Mandarin there are 6 simple vowels and 15 compound vowels. The compound vowels are combinations of 2 or J vowels.
10
There are also 24 consonants. divided into 7 groups according to the way they are articulated .
II
SIMPLE VOWELS
COMPOUND VOWELS
a
a;
e
e; ;a
0
u U
CONSONANTS
SIMPLE VOWELS
""'"
~
ao
;e
;u
lao ,
u;
un
uo
~
ou
ua
uai
ua ue
b
p
d g
m
f
n k
ng
q.
, ,
zh ch sh z
c
y
w
h
,
s Lefs begin with the simple vowels:
a
e
0
u
U
12 13
a
p~
m. nA. .yii
h.
as in cash. rash when placed between 1 and n
a
as in mama . papa
sky
qi3n
T-
1000
see
xi!n
$I';
first
jian
7i: JlI.
dian
r.s
shop
piAn
!lQ
cheat
frog father
dian
,~.
spot
qian
fl
money
i§
IT
jiatt
~
reduce
miiin
ilii
noodles
beat
Ii,
fear
y'
jf
~1
mother
~a
it III Pft
carr y
tooth
tiNn
. :it
w.
hair
~
duck
ba
ha !
da
15
I'
e
e
as in ~a rn , learn
~
M\
Swan
de
he
iUJ
m
river
ge
~
song
ke
ge re
il:
1!!.\
lesson
she
"'c
~
tongue
jOin
he
n!O
drink
he
obtain
ye
individual
ho[
as in get, w£t when preceded by I or u lexcept for the letter yl
night
xi~
*4
slanting
ji ~
1I ill
elder sister
lie
~
crack
ji e
I~
receive
Ml
rea lly
bi~
~lJ
don't
Pt
leaf
die
I'Ji
fall
que ye yue
11
moon
[6 17
•
I
•
as in sir. wit
I
\ 1/ ~
is pronounced like a vocalized r if preceded by zh. eh, sh or r
, ' I"
.:'0:,
zhi
I1l
point
chi
0<;
eat
chi
II!;
spoon
chi
i8
late
s hi
• 8
•
I
18
!f:i
Ii.
b,
., .
f:/. ;g
)
ml
younger brother
ti
H;
body
grain
q;
-l::
seven
pen
ji
ic
remember
~
chicken
y'
1>.
garment
!It
rice
xl
i1!i
west
day
is pronounced like a buuing z if preceded by z, c or s
purple
cr
i\ III
z;
q:
word
cj
iii1
phrase
sl
Ii
silk
1m
four
zl
d;
matter
bestow
19
o
wfi
!1!
nest
pO
mi>
~
silent
wi>
b6
la
uncle
b6
pO
i$ lIJi
old lady
mfi
limp
pO
b6
20
o
as in
slope
dong
:!F-
east
t6ng
[li]
together
grasp
hOng
j[
rainbow
dong
iJJ
move
waves
noog
'IF
make
dong
ti
understand
touch
zhong
~I'
plant
go through
splash
yong
III use
iili chong !I\
as in drop. prop
fIJi J1il itt. IJi 1£
sow.
grow
if followed by ng
tong
worm
21
u
gu lu lu du shu
like the
"00"
i!i
ancient
to
ijI;
record
n
*4>
••
u
in look . book
hU
f£ I!€
tiger
show
shu
[t{
mouse
read
to
§t
rabbit
book
wu
(, -,
crow
picture
like the French u in fur hi appears as u if preceded by I. q . " or yl
yu yu ju
It! J1!l
fi sh
yu
meet
nu"
'a)
sentence
Ji
jade
qu qO
JlJJ
tune
yu qu
.,. =
ma rr y
IR
district
In
t~
green
jjj
rain
"
gi rl
22 23
•
al
COMPOUND VOWELS
sounds like the " ie ·· in lie
..."",,1
@;0::
@"" ~ ~
\::P'
Let's now tackle the 15 compound vo wels - first the Hetter vowels. then the H eu er vowels
mai
'!k
buy
gai
m
cover
mai
>Ji
sell
hil i
!.
child
lii
,jl
love
nai
lJl
milk
ba i
8
' 00
Ai
~
short
(>A i
AA!
sign plate
da i
>:>
bag
25 24
•
a0
26
el
sou nds like the "ow" in how
sou nds like the "ay" in gay
bao
tfj
be full
yao
P)(
bite
m~i
;r,
beautiful
fei
He
fat
cao
1~
gra ss
tao
iii
flee
pei
~5
accompany
wei
~J
stomach
mao
i'i!
cap
nao
[Jjj
noisy
mei
1:1<
younger sister
mei
~
plum
m.o
1;\\
cat
pao
wn
wei
~
tail
Ire;
f~
cup
kao
~
tean on
P'o
W!! l!!
throw
rei
11k ba,k
gei
,0
give
,0
27
• la
j iii
'; l[
family
jil
xi!
l' l\l
below
j iii
jia xia
28
• is a combination of
!\l! :!i
"'j"
and " a"
Ie
press
t ie
jia
!If III
false
marry
j ia:
hU
shelf
j iii
summer
xia:
fit !f
is a combination of
''j''
iron
xie
jie
I'!< fif
borrow
add
xi€!
11
price
tie
prawn
qie
and " e"
crab
die
!it It
shoes
jie
fi
separate
I/;
paste
xie
thank
tn
slice
pie
iii ll'l
dish
fling
29
•
IU
" j"
and ·· u"
OU
sounds like the " ow'· in low
xin
1*
,est
xiii
1IIi
sleeve
gou
ill
drain
hOu
j iii
illi 'E -'f
wine
qiO
~)(
autumn
chou
$I,
smelly
re main
liii
now
dou
Jl.
cow
j iii
i1ri fL
nine
gou
throw
I i ii
six
hou
lie. niii
diO
30
is a combination of
,,,
"
~
"
behind
tou
Fa III
beans
shOu
~
hand
!5
enough
k/iu
p
mouth
lI>
monkey
tou
!k
head
steal
31
ua
J2
is a combination of " u " and "a"
•
UI
sounds like " way"
hua
n!lJ
paint
hua
iii
word
chuT
1IX
blow
sui
shull
brush
hua
ill
smooth
zui
.",.
mouth
zhuT
guo
"~ n
hang
zhua
11K
scratch
guT
ftl
turtle
tui
hu.
~J
paddle
hua
if.
flower
dui
~t
correct
ku.
~
boast
guO
m
melon
lui
*
push
'9 ill
age
sui
"'
retreat
FJ1i
follow
shui
it
who?
chase
33
un
34
is a combinatio n of " u" and " n"
uo
is a combination of " u" and
Ciin
H
village
gun
if{
trundle
duo
U
hide
lu6
hun
If;
diuy
dun
~
pause
tuo
come off
hUG
sUn
M-
grandson
kan
lE
tired
zuo
sit
luo
run
~~
lubricate
eMn
1'1
lips
suo
lock
duo
liin
~
wheel
tun
W
swallow
zuo
IliI. 1>. flI flli.
make
guo
9 ffi iii $ ;:t
"0"
net
live
drop many
pass
3S
••
ua
is a combination of " u" and " a" but the 2 dots are absent from the
juan
m
contribute
juan
yuan
I1Q
garden
xuan
ill;
quan
!it :i:
quan
u"
••
ue
quan
II! 1m
circle
choose
juan
i\'l<
roll up
spring
yuan
fa,
complete
y uan
Z ill<
source
xue
weary
is a combination of "'ii " and "e"
although the 2 dots over the " u" only
appear after the letters I and n
brush past
yu.
!~
arrange
nile
til IE
malaria
yue
1*
leap
xue
1fD.
blood
que
lack
jue
'!Ii 1'f
feel
xue
Bil! = Of-
snow
que
iI<
sparrow
hie
learn
36
37
•
lao
sounds like the "eow" in meow
u a I•
is a (ombinalion of " u " and " a " and ' T
o fISHING
)jao
«
expect
jiao
fl4
shout
qi ao
t'j
huai
gulfi
miaa
fl'
bosom
coincidental
fish
guAi
ku
look
huai
naughty
kuai
piela
drift
1*
fast
select
lIE l1-
well-behaved
qiao
tiao
f', lit
xiao
;::
1& Ill!! 1.11
wonderful
diaa
JIll til
shuai
laugh
1$
fall
kuai
.Il,
bird
zhucl.i
J;. drag
!II If
piece
niao
gua i
slap chopsticks
strange
38 39
CONSONANTS
VOWELS So far we've dealt with all the simple and compound vowels, Simple Vowels a
e
0
u
U
Compound Vowels a;
ao
e; ;e
;u
iao
ua
u;
un
uo
ua
lie
;a ou
uai
We now proceed with the final ~roup - the consonants - arran~ed in 7 ~roups , accordin~ to the way they are articulated,
41
40
b
bling bing
bl bu blii
42
P.
like " p " ,voicelessl in help
til
help
bu
,~
sick
~i
nose
biAD
mend
bing
place
bing
.
ff tl!
:ffi lit
strongly aspirated as in pineapple
doth
ping
'l'
level
pai
ff~
arrange
blanket
pimg
~
bump
pin
00
"
goods
flat
~n
u:
basin
pl
skin
iii
biscuit
pO
~
broken
pian
JJi: 11
OJ;
ice
pO
if
fall forward
pang
!'I'-
fat
.
slice
43
m
rnu rning
men
mAi
rna
f
as in more
.,*
~
1<1 l.!lI tli
wood
mei
III
eyebrow
life
meng
~
dream
bored
man
f!!
slow
bury
rna rn.
J;O
horse
l'g
scold
wipe
as in food
ny
fan
t!i
rice
fen
"""t fll
portion
>t
divide
{eng
U
bee
:It
distribute
fA"ng
m
mom
fang
15
square
f
f~i
lli\ good fortune Ii!l overturn
44 4S
d
da dai
dan dian
deng
t
like " t " Ivoiceless) in nitwit
* '*
Jli 'I! IT
strongly aspirated as in talk
big
diao
Iil
hang
tian
m
field
tu
±
soil
dumbstruck
ding
ting
Il'
stop
tong
!i!
child
dong
hole
tOn
~{
chat
tong
jl1i
bucket
electricity
'"
nail
single
dUi
pile
tlng
'Ii
hear
tou
~
penetrate
lamp
duan
short
tuo
ltJj
drag
tiao
It
leap
ifiil iI£ Iii
46
47
n
I
as in nimble
as in loud
n6ng
15<
farming
n'n
JII
difficult
nj
iIE
lao
t';
old
Ia n
iII
basket
mud
neng
fit
able
niAn
if-
l ong
Sf
deaf
li ang
lJj(
cool
year
n'n
it !Il
Ii
jJ
strength
I ~ ng
~
cold
lasting
nOn
Wi IiIl
south
nii
tender
lei
om-
thunder
ling
nuan
Si'
warm
lian
!&
face
Iii
!il iii
alert
male
nan
mad
48 49
9
gan
iI!:
dare
gOn
lI!
'OOt
gOn
'"
pole
gui
Itt
mandarin orange
gO
*
devil
Iiji
look after
guan
1i'
manage
guo
ll(
fru it
gOo
;Il;
high
gai
i&
change
gOn
SO
like 'O k" (voicelessl in skill
k
strongly aspirated as in kid
k!i
:If
open
k.
'iii
bitter
k' n
~
look
ku8.
~
step
ki5ng
= ""
empty
kui
:;c
shell
kil
~
C'Y
k6u
ke kO
-
..,
• fO
lose trousers
deduct
SI
n9
h
as in song
Ji ang
jl!j
two
gong
Ii!!
I
work
ying
hai
hard
chang
1£
light
huo
hang
It
mw
mang
118 IT
sing
qing
busy
f~ng
song
ill
J"l
deliver
shuling
~j
as in hot
.
sea
h6ng
"'-
fire
hui
hong
jj\
roast
wind
huAng
'Ot
yellow
both
hl!i
!II.
black
hu han hao
,ed
iI !li.
ash
>II(
",
kettle
if H
sweat
good
52 53
•
J
j iu
like " ch " Ivoiceless) in mischief
jTng
i& ;<. •Til 'If
jiao
~
j iii
ji
like " ch" Istrongly aspirated) in cheat
rescue
jin
~
taut
Qi
long
jie
Qi
jiAng
spea k
qiang
well
jii
lift
hand over
j iiin
!Ii ill Ii' It!
knot
anxious
shoulder
..-
knock
quan
III ,h
strong
qiii
31<
beseech
M
front
qing
iii
feelings
I,Il
skirt
QU
;I;
reave
wife
qiao
angry
~Ii<
qi!n qun
W
persuade
\4
55
x
xiiio
Ii
school
xiiin
xie
EJ
write
xin
,e,
heart
xiin
"IiW
seek
xing
tf~
shape
awake
xili ng
'J'
small
xi iing
:Il! At
think
xing xilio
S6
like a sound between the "s" in see and the " sh" in she
Ix
line
elephant
zh
like the ··dg" Ivoicelessl in sludge
zhao
~{l
zho
iI!!i cover 'il narrow 1t bamboo
zhai zhii zhang
'"
shine
grow
zhi
il U
branch
zh~ n
~
real
zhuo
IJE
catch
zho
If,
pig
zhi
straight
51
ch
58
sh
as in children
chCi
m
kitchen
,h.
chao
~y
stir·fry
chong
chai
~
firewood
chou
Ii!J
chang
~
=
.z
as in sheaf
fork
shan
LiJ
mounlain
shuo
,h.
i'l' ?It
rinse
sha ng
1:
up. above
tea
shi
:fi
stone
take out
chen
1;
dust
shu
li'!
tree
shul sheng shu
taste
chuang
Eli
bed
sh~n
>t
body
shou
ill
say
"'
water
l'
grow
*
bind
I\l(
collect
59
r
as in raw. with the tongue curled back but without the
trill
z
like the . 'ts" in plants twithout aspirationl
....
tL
plait
'll.
hinder
plant
za
lilt iI<
za zu
assorted
zou
;if:
walk. go
zao
j!\:
make
Ii'
zuan
';I;
go through
JE
foot. leg
meat
zuo zu
lett
recognize
do
!J!
go round
ruo
!lii
feeble
zao
ruan
fj;
soft
rong
i;
appearance
zai
ren
person
ru
A
enter
rong
A !ill
melt
ren
V.
ren
ra.
endure
rou
[!:j
earl y
61
60
c
like the " ts " in eats, but strongl y aspirated
co
ilil
rub
cA n
ca i
f*
trample
cui
!frj
?Ii 1II Ifr
c uo
~~
wrong
cai
cong
~
hastily
c! i
cO
*Ii
rough
ceng
"
s
mea l
as in sum . sweep
si5ng
r~
loose
se
fg
colour
crisp
suan
'Jl.
calculate
s.n
disperse
vegetable
sAn
three
sui
dead
guess layer
51
JIOi
tear
sAo
AX 1$ B
sA n
'i>
umbrella
51
~
smash
sweep
62 63
y
6.
w
as in you
as in we
yT
Il'i
treat
you
tt
worry
wan
iWl
late
wo
yan
3ft
examine
you
;(Ef
have
wii
1i
five
wi
yun
!j<
pregnant
yOn
giddy
wang
yang
n
~
shape
you
)l.
again
wi! i
y••
!f
waist
y"
¥,;
medicine
wOn
fI! 1Jil! rOJ
~
socks
gaze
l* wAng :E
hello!
wAn
lj(
play
ask
wlii
i!1
crooked
king
65
VOWELS AND CONSONANTS
THE NEUTRAL TONE
We've now completed all the POSSible sounds of Hanyu Pinyin. Simple Vowels
•
.,
e
u
0
U
Compound Vowels
\ "-
'0
el
/
I.
~
Ie
ou u. ul U.
lu
iao
un uo uai
ue
Consonants
b
p
d g
m
k
ng
Generally . all particles. interjections. pronouns after verbs. and other words whkh do not carry important concrete meanings in a sentence. have the neutral tone. The tone mark for the neutral tone may either be a small d rcle ,0 l over the vowel. or a dot ' · I preceding the syllable. Usually. however. no mark is necessary.
q
x
h r
w
We're now ready td deal with the 5th tone _ the neutral tone.
66
The neutral tone is light. soft and short. unlike any of the 4 basic tones. It is pronounced in a re/axtd way . without any stress. and varies in pitch according to the tone of the preceding syllable.
n
zh ch sh z c s y
f
Apart from the 4 bask tones. there is a 5th tone in Mandarin: the neutral tone.
Iff i1\I? hao
o
ma?
hao· ma? hao ma?
67
In Mandarin. there are only a few characters with a definite neutral to.ne. They carry no concrete meaning of their Own. being functional only as suffixes. Here is a list:
The following is a list of two-syllable words where only the 1st syllable is stressed. In each example given below. the tone o f the 2nd syllable has been neutralized for effective oral emphasis.
1st tone g~
ma ne iii!
men In 'he me A de ba "E de ft,) lie la III< II '11 1'0 Ie T na IIIJII de ,I 'f- ma a
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68
~::f
elder brother
Ii'lli'l Jalill
mother know
= jT qi
mil:!
machine
= ge ge
!fI
rnA rnA
mil ma
1~
zhi dao
zhT dao
"'1
jT qi
'l1 l1!l
2nd tone peng you
= peng you
JIll;\(
friend
Ifi!
s he tou
= she t ou
"i!'i9<
tongue
rni ng b3i
= ming bai
B~B
understand
r6ng yi
= r6ng yi
'
easy
elder sister
Syllables are normally uttered in anyone of the 4 tones. However. tones can be neutralized according to:
111 121 131 141 151
ge
the context the other syllable it joins to form a word the stress and intonation of the phrase the shades of meaning the more or less strong emphasis laid on the words
3rd tone j ie jie
j ie ji e
il!il!
yan jing
yan j i ng
P~PI'i
er duo
er duo
eye II':ii!: ear
.!f-J:
morning
ba ba
,HI
father
di di
= di di
mei mei
= me i mei
"'"'
younger brother
Ui yang
= tai ya ng
zao shang = zao shang 4th tone
baba
1*-1*- younger sister :l.c1lB "n 69
THE FIVE TONES Let's review the 5 tones:
TONE SANDHI The 3rd tone syllable normally has a falling and rising pitch . Examples
1
hilo mei nl
!ff ;)1
1*
wo 1l<
2
beautiful
you I
When followed by a syllable of another tone. the 3rd tone syllable is pronounced half 3rd tone. It only falls. but does not rise. Examples
buo cbe ;1< $
3 4
'-"
good
train
mei ren
;)1 A
beauty
kao shi
"'IiA
examination
yl zo
lll-r
chair
When followed by a syllable of the same tone. the 3rd tone syllable is pronounced in the 2nd tone. It does not fall , but only rises. Examples l ao ban
mT fen mei hao
lao bin mt fen = = mei hao =
shuT guo = shut
70
~
guo
ol:lIii
*Iil
bos~
rice flour
;)1!ff fine
**
fruit
71
Here are al1 the possible combinations of vowels with their tone marks properly placed "
TON E MA RKS
III
The tone mark must be placed over a vowel. if it is a simple vowel: 1st tone
aei6ilU
• •iii
a
If the vowel is " i" the dot is always omitted " Thus:
ei
ai
ao
ao
ia:
ua
iao
uai
If there is no ""a """ the tone mark is placed over " 0"" or ""e"":
/
•a;
e ei
•
e
i
ai
80 ia
QU
uo
i>
ua
ei ie Ue 10 u1
u
un
uai
6 6u
1 ;a
ui
U
uai
V
,
!iloi
•ai ao
e
e;
G
Ue
u. u1
u6
l Td tone
e ei
u un
iao
A compound vowel with both "r and "" u "" has the tone mark placed over the 2nd vowel:
iil
uo
"iu
80
U'
Un
iU
ou uo (31
ou
ua u.
iao
The ·"a"· of a compound vowel always carries the tone mark:
ii i
U
;e
iii
121
0
Ii
U
liu
Ie
uil u1
ill iAo
uli
I
iii
un
1
c
u
lA Ie
CU
u' u1
ii! iao
n Ue
un uo 73
72
••
••
The umlaut mark is a mark made up of two dots f •• I placed over a vowel to indicate modification in the quality of the vowel. It is derived from the German (changed) and (Qut (sound/.
In all others preceded b y ......... I , q . " x" or " y" . the umlaut mark may be omitted.
THE UMLAUT MARK
u'"
In Mandarin. it appears only in the vowel "u" and is pronounced as in the German 9r;;" or the French rUt. The vowel "u" appears with the umlaut mark only when preceded by " n " or " " '. e.g.
nG
nO'
10
e.g.
jil ju~
juln jlln
qu quO
xu xu,
yu
quan
xuan
yuan
qun
xOn
yOn
yu.
10'
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74
7'
141 Linking up with an independent synonym
TWO-SYLLABLE WORDS
kan jian
:ti-.ffi
see
guang dil
J ilit:k:
vast
gan kuai
*
quickly
, 151 Linking up with another syllable idiomatically
The C~i~ese language is primarily disyllabic. i.e .. compnsl.ng t w o-syllable words. These ma y be formed In the followin g ways. which are by no means exhaustive.
III Appending a noun suffix: zi ! T I or tou 19\' er zi JL'l'- son milo zi
i'H
hat
shi tou
'69; 1'1*
stone
gu tou
bone
!21 Repeating the same syllable xie xie
lilt iMiif
chang chang
~~ often
kiln kan
look thanks
dong xi least-west!
*i1§
thing
duo shi'io (many-fewl
$j,'
how many
huo che {fire-vehiclel
1<$
train
f-i:
daughter
fan tong (rice-buckeu
t&1I1i
good-for-nothing
chang duan Uong-shortl
*~
mishap
qian jin nhousand-goldl
The following pages list a hundred commonly used two-syllable words. First syllables from the (st to the 4th tone are paired off with syllables from each of the 5 tones to form a variety of two-syllable words.
OJ Linking up with an interdependent syllable qing Ung f!jfJ!
dragonfly
hu die
~~ butterfly
zhi zhil
;;W_
spider
76
77
;;;
f~i jT
1-1
qi3n xO
xTn x i!n gil din zhong xTn
1-2
hUi ch!n cong mang
huan ying
1-3
f,esh
JIll.
alone centre
"P,C, !ii:Jl
dust
l
hastily welcome
"'.!!'
sUPPOrt
'1'[1
special
gong xi
$lJ
congratulate
Itt;<
body wOUnd hard
shen U
qing shuang qf pian
feng fll gllo gui
hei an jTng yan
Ia:
men
yT fu xia xi xiln sheng gulln xi
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Iii~
~I+
shang kau
1-5
aeroplane humble
ZhT chi zhuan m~n
xin ku
1-4
'Ill
iIIlt
mOl
*il'
~lI!
cool
11<'111
deceive
"'.
;t;~
prosperous
11\l1li tHIt
noble darkness experience
f
they
'«I!ll
clothes
f*~
'est
"'!t
teacher relations
**
2-1
guo ji!
qiu hon du shu shi jiAn ping An
2-2 2-3 2-4
hui dA huAi yl t6ng qing r~ n min qiAn Hi p~i yang y6u yang w~i
country
*111 ~'Il
propose study
9
safe
time
@ll!'
reply
!Hi
suspect
filltll
sympathise
At<
people
ft1Jll
future
1ft'"
nurture
illi!<
swim
it/j,
little
hui xiang
@l;0
rl!n k6u
A"
fecall population
sui bian
Fi!!!!
xi guAn
>.Jill
eli gan xue w~n
otT
xiao
ze r(!:n
2-5
1l!II:
careless habit
ability
"'I!!(f Iii!
knowledge
to'"
name trouble
lilT
house
responsibility
mi ng zi rna fan fAng zi
"tl
shen me
ft~
what?
hai zi
JlT
child
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... ~
3-1
jie kai
lilt!'
pi'i tong
lUi
jin zhang
jjt::li
huo eM
:1< $
wan can
3-2 3-3
ke liAn Iti xing
"''' 'lW
lI!!f
man zu
iMJE
yi'i yan yan yuan
'0'o rr~
zhao Ian shuT guo
yang gan wu diio lib jiEi
'" li\
untie common
tense train dinner pitiful travel satisfied language
actor
IIl!ti
exhibition
"'* ffJJit .1Ii
fruil
HI
understand
brave dance
4-1
3-4 3-5
-;!flit
ren noli xiang ShOll nu Ii ji e shi
.tJi~
yl
" tOll
zhen
ni men wo men
wei ba 80
:<,I:ll'
1'l!J iiI»
Iller
It"
f*fn ftfn /liel
examination endure enjoy hardworking explain
chair pillow you Iplural) we: us tail
iii'@.
bread
"!lit(!
menu
qi chi!
1'\$
dian deng
<\lIT iii/A<
car electric light healthy
jian kang
4-2 4-3
wen t'i fii 2ft
te hie
4-4 4-5
r~1!i
j;[o;, ttl'l
question
complex special exercise
\ian xi nei r6ng
tl >J r'l t'
content
ZI dian
'l'j!!
bao zhi
l\l!1\
dictionary newspaper
dian ying
fl!J~
film
<\lili l\li'i
telephone
hOll guo hOll hui
Ichange 3rd tone of I SI syllable to 2nd tonel
kao shi
mian bao cai dan
dian hua
bao gao
Iiliim i*
ming yun qu wei xiang pian
ft1ii
ke qi gil shi
\li' ''\
xia mian
lI'IIIIt"*
lit. l' iii
yi si
:t..~.
bei
'lIT
"
results regret report destiny interest phot~raph
polite story below meaning lifetime
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I;
It
.; bi
Iii B I! III l!!
bi; bin" bi. M; M; bl bl bi ~
cai
COn el. cling
' hi
,h' chli ching ching
82
"1\
no« pen flat
?;\
bI ng
"
rup blanket
Q
!Jf
Ii! i~
fa
It ~f
don 't ice biscuit skk wa ves "nc ~ limp mend cloth
'IIi III
"b
r;
"""'s tram ple
~
~
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III JI. ~
lI! ~
=
II{:
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100 place help be full
1'1' !II
•
bi!n
c.l i cai
short love father
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b!i
bing bi ng .bo bo bo b. b.
~
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VOCABULAR Y
vegetable meal grass layer fork
2.
27 42 42
" 42 17
"
42 42 20 20 20 42
"
.2 .2 .2 .2 •2 2. .2
,.
teo
I.
firewood taste
18
sing
"
12
Hany ", Pinyin /C hinese Chara cler / English meanin. / Pa.e No, Chi D
1&
c h~ n
<10
stir-fr y dust
, hI , hi , hi
D!;
eot
~
spoon
ch6ng chong
1<1'
, bo"
iii
rinse worm take out smelly kitchen
ch()u
, h, chuAng chuT chun
el el
ill
!h
$t III Iii
bed
PX
blow
'II i>l
Ups
III
c6ng
jg
eO
II!
cui
~
eon " B dl d.
Il
dl i dAi
d,n d, dling
~te
lit IT
phrase bestow hastily rough crisp village wrong
be"
18 18 19 19 19 18 21
18 31
18 18 II 34
19 19
.2 .2 .2 34
.2 14
(~
single obtain
IT
~mp
4. 4. II 4. 4.
** lOi if>.
big dumbstruck
bog
I•
dl
~,
younger broth er
18
diAn di An diAn diAo diAo
,?j.
spot
"'Iii
electricit y
4. 1\ 4.
Ii\
I'J
shop hang fish
1\
18
83
~ HanYII PInyin/Chinese character/English meaninl / Pale No.
di!
'" *"
die dr'g
II tT
diD
do... dong
II
dang
i;b
dong
d" do d"" d,y d,l d., d,o d"
f,•
"f',
f"
flng fAng
Eei
rei r~i
", ",
feng feng
ffi gii gii
8.
if'!
Ji lit
fall
east understand
mo'e hole beans read
shorl
III
pile correct
!Ii ~
U
III
;j!: ;j!: I!j
1&
1i
-. Ie II;
ox
;r 19 1'\ U ill IX lI\
'.
nail throw
III >J
17
2'
dish
pa,,,,
many hide swan distribute
hair overturn
fice square
,oem
n,
I"
ba,k divide portion wind
bee
good fortun e change cover
'0
21 21 21
<>~ Han yu Pinyin /Chinese character/English meanln'/POlige No.
g" g" g" g'. g. g.
It!
mandarin orange
'i'
pole da,e
AI; ;0;
high
'0 '0 '0 '0
~
I.
l'
individual give mot work drain enough andent
g~ i
~
I ill
46
g" gO ... gO, g"
H
g.
" "" "" """ ""
go,
'6 31 22
,. 16
27 27
""
""'0" "
gO
g" guli gulli guAi
go" g"
til ~
"Ii iii
'0
tI lIE
well-behaved
,.,."" ,.
lI!I
11 'iI' II!
lV.
h', hang
h•• h. h. h.
22
melon
is 'l!
hii hii
"
JI JI
III
gol g"
'0
look after
gun
go, h'
" 27
tt
hang
"'P strange manage turtle devil trundle fruit
pa"
~
ha!
Iii
child
m ff rr
If Oil
""sweat mw good drink
A-
join
iiI
river
0
'0 H
'0
"'0 "" """ "
"
I. 16
16 85
~
t
Hanyu Pinyin/Chinese charil(ler / E",lIsh meanlni/PaCe No.
hei hong h6ng
M•• h••
M.
h. h. hoi hoi h., h.. h.,
hul i
hUl i hulng
h.T h,. h•• h., jT jl jl jil jil j il
jil jii jil jii jiln jib
jiAn
86
11\ !II II il: flO Fa if !II. It
tJ
ill iii @j
Il'
.q;
•
black
roast
,ed rainbow monkey
behind kenle tiger flower
paddle smooth word
paint bosom naughty yellow
Iii
a,h
I}
dizzy
:I< i! ;q
fjre live chicken
~
anxious remember
iC btl ~
*"
III ffr
!4l lit
.1 ~
'l!
add
P"'"
famil y false price
shelf marry
shoulder reduce
"'"
Hanyu Pinyin j ehlnese chuacter / £",lIsh
"""
21 31 31
""
32 32 32 32 32 39 39
""
J4 53 J\ 18
"18 28 28 28 28 28 28 28
"" "
jilng jilo jilo jii!
mean'n, 1 Plille No.
ill J1
speak
'4
shool rKeive knot elder sister
Jl !/j
jie jie jie
III II
jie
111
jln jlng jiG jili jit1 jiu
ill 'It
hand over
separate borrow laot
well
it.
nine
"-
10• •
ilIi
wine rescue
j.
" 1i)
sentence
jut n
IH
contribute roll up weary
ill juAn juAn
jue
kli
...
kA. kA.
...,....""
.
" ,., ,.,
'i<
*
II lit ff
*•
lift
leel
ope. look
""38 "29 17
17
29
"30" "30 " \4 2J
3. 3' 3. J7 \I \I
2•
il
lean on shell lesson
2:
empty
\I 31
~
0
mouth
10
deduct
jI!
"Y
'li
bluer
!If
trousers
*
boa" "ep
I'<
\I
I.
"" "" " J2
87
chilraCl~r/Enlrish mf'anlns/Palf' No.
HllInyu PinyIn /Chinese
kuii kulli kuAi
II> I!<
".
fast piece chopsticks
","I
I!I
tired
IA. lei
iI?(
basket
""
old
iii
I"
leng
11 Ii liiin liAng ILlLIng
Haa l i~
lIng
lin
riu Jiil 16ng
"""
10
~
tJ f1 !& Ii<
iI'i J! :.1 >l
mol 'wo expect crack alert
now
"~
",deaf
lit
record
~
~
It
"0
rnA i
strength
grain face
remain
ffi 19
ml m. ml
thunder cold
WI
10' I ••
I"",
ilrf
t~ ~
to,
88
*
4:
""w show green brush past wheel
oe,
ff;
dmp
I!! li\
mother horse
11 1I
scold bu"
39 39 39
"
J4
49 49 49 49 49 18 49 49
"
38 17
49 30 30 30 49 22 49 22 2J J7 J4 JS J5
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H a ny u Pinyln /C hlneK Chilf;Jcter/En&lIsh me;anlng / Palf' No.
rnAi mai
JI;
m"
11 It lI< III III
ming
mi. m" me; me; mei mei
m', meng
ml miln milo ming
m6 mo mo m'
"nli
'#;
b"
sell ,low bu"
""
"'P
!)l
eyebrow plum beautiful
I<
younger sister
l'
'"
~
dream rice noodles wonderful
111 /1
life ,,,,,,h
It !!
wipe
110
.1 iii
'*OIl"
i! 'Il i'Ii
bo,ed
silent
wood carry milk
/;i
lasting male south difficull noisy tender able
,j
iJj;
m,d
niin niio
year bird
niii
'f
nii
,', ,,, ,,, , ,', neng
..
II fflj]
III
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mw
""" "
2. 2.
"
27 27 27
""18 IS
38
"20 "20 "
"
21 48 48 48 48 2. 48 48 48 48 38 30
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~ ~ Han)'u Pinyin I Chlnese characte, I En«Us h me anl".1 PaC" No . n6ng
fa rming make
""·S
fF j{
girl
nuin
"
la ffi'
warm malaria fear arrange
II!
sign plate
."
...."' pi;
............. . pi;
....... ;
pi
IE
If
'ot
M
throw
lI! J1l It ll!
accompany basin
'""
bump
48
" 48
23
37 14 4J 25 4J
2. 2. 27 4J 4J 43 43
It
skin
pi An
If
stice
!jQ
pilo pl. pl. pi ..
cheat
iJ'
'I'
drift fling goods level
4J 4J
piAn
• c
00
"
38 29
pO pO pO pO
lJl. II< III
slope splash old lady
it
20 20 20
pO
If
-t:
broken faU forwa rd
4J 4J
seven
'It 'I 'f ii1J tI
18
wife angr y front money
!!l
strong
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qJ qJ qj qiln qiin qiin qiing
90
t<
1000
~ j:o Hanyu Pinyin I Chinese chilracter / Engllsh meanlnc/ Pal e No.
qilo qiio
AI
koock
qiio
" ']
COincidental slice
>!
tight
~
fJ:
fl!eli ngs autumn
qii!i qTng ql ng qiO qiCi
qn q. q.
.,
...
*IRiIIl ~ $;
qulin
III
quin quin quin
~
.,.."'."'
iI<
"
."'
".". ". ". ,I
rong r6ng
,."
"ruin
".
".
Jil 1JJ ~
look
b
tune marry
leave d TCIe complete spring persuade
~'"
HI
sparrow really skirt
~
go round
!!.
hot person endure
~
A .\Z
iI. 8 ~
recOt:nize
d.,
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""30
" 23 23 23
"
3. 3. 3.
"" " "
17
I.
60 60 60 60
19
•
appearance melt meat enter
IJ: i'l
soft
60 60 60 60 60
lubricate feeble
60
t
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~ Hanyu Pinyin /Chinese character/English meanJn«/Page No.
", ", ", ,
,...
Ill: 13
disperse
shin
f5 tI1
colour moumain
shAng
10
up. above tongue
#
body
10 '6
grow
. h. sh~n sh~ ng
• hI , hI sh6u shOu
, h. , h. , h' , h, shul
•
•
three
umbrella sweep
stone matter
<&
collect
'"
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hand book
rtl
mouse
'"
bind
..
1111
"brush
1*
shul"g
3,
fall
shuT
ill
who?
shuT
11<
water
ill Ii.
..y silk
,I ,I
IIIi
tear
it
dead
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y.
shulli
,h"" ,T ,T
sOng
s uin "I "I
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bo,h
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Hanyu Pinyin / Chinese character /English meanlne / Page No.
,,' .no
,.,.
'"' u,
16
tiAn
,.,. ,.
,.
'*
!l<
",Iect
38
JJ;
leap paste
47
t ilo t iio ti~
,.,.
tting
"
iii IJ<
iron hear
15 47
2• 2.
*;m ~
t6ng
to"" tong
JllJ M Iili
together child bucket
47 47 21 21 47 47
to" ,6"
iii 9<
steal head
31 31
t'"
~
penetrate picture
47
soil
47
l<
rabbit
lit
push
22 33 33
"""loT
10' tno 10' 10'
111
±
i!!
retreat
'If
swallow
drag
63 33
w, w'
J1i !II i£ l*
wli i
crooked
.ge
l3
wi,
~
Ii:
p~y
52
26 18
stop go through
I""", deliver calculate follow
" 63
"
"Ii III
22 22
" 63 63
35 47
tib
ti ng
5'
lock chat
flee body .ky field
"
,.
~
63
;1t
31
52 33
IlII
smash grandson
Uo t1
tie Hng
3.
i$
11-
come off frog
""k,
22
"
47 35 14 65 65 65
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Hanyu Pin yin /Chinese charilcter/EngUsh meaning / Page No.
w., w'",
~
~te
:[
wing
king
1;1
wei wei
~
gm
wei
II/l fOJ
w" wO wG w' wO
w' ,j
xii xii xii xiln xiin xiing xiing xiio xjio
xiio xie xie :lie xi!
xie
, T, xing xIng xiii xiii
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