The Chinese Sound System and Hanyu Pinyin
Index Page
The content is divided into 8 sections and 7 exercises.
Tones Page
The animation of the tone demonstrates how to pronounce the tone.
The tonal graph indicates the beginning and the ending point of a tone.
The user can click the picture or the pinyin to hear the sound.
Initial Sounds Page
The initial sounds are listed by their place of articulation and aspirated or not.
The user can click each initial sound to hear the sound.
Final Sounds Page
The final sounds are grouped by the prenuclear glide.
The user can click each final sound to hear the sound.
Tone Combination
There are 16 tone combinations.
Tone change rules are introduced.
Possible Syllables Page
All possible syllables and tones are listed.
The user can click each syllable to hear the sound.
Stress, Rhythm and Pause Page
There are four parts in this section.
Pyramid Method: A long sentence can be broken down in smaller meaningful chunks for rhythm and comprehension.
Number Page
The user can click to see the pinyin and the character of the number.
The user can click the audio button to hear the sound.
Classroom Expressions
The user can click to see the pinyin of the expression.
The user can click the pinyin to hear the sound.
Exercise Page
There are 7 exercises for tones, initial sounds, final sounds and pinyin.
