Sound · Chapter 1
Reading pinyin
x q j · zh ch sh · r
Pinyin letters don't sound like English. x is like “sh” said with a smile, q like the “ch” in “cheese”, j like the “j” in “jeep”, all three with the tongue low. zh, ch and sh are said with the tongue curled back; r is close to the “s” in “pleasure”. Tap a word to hear it.
Examples
- 谢谢 xièxie thank you, thanks
- 叫 jiào to call, to be called
- 是 shì to be
- 什么 shénme what
- 认识 rènshi to know, to recognize