Chinese Pronunciation
韵母Finals
现代汉语普通话的语音共有三十九个韵母，韵母是由元音或元音加鼻辅音构成的，可分为三类。
(1)只包含一个元音的是单韵母，如a,o.
(2)包含两三个元音的是复韵母，如ai,ua,iao.
(3)包含一两个元音和一个鼻音韵尾的是鼻韵母，如an,üan,eng,iong.
The phonetic symbols of Putonghua (Standard Chinese) in Modern Chinese comprises 39 finals that are composed of vowel or vowel followed by nasal consonants. These finals fall into three categories:
(1) simple finals which have only a single vowel, e.g.: a, o
(2) multi-finals which have two or three vowels, e.g.: ai, ua, iao, iou
(3) nasal finals which consist of one or two vowels and a nasal consonant e.g.: an, üan, eng, iong
现代汉语普通话的语音共有三十九个韵母，韵母是由元音或元音加鼻辅音构成的，可分为三类。
(1)只包含一个元音的是单韵母，如a,o.
(2)包含两三个元音的是复韵母，如ai,ua,iao.
(3)包含一两个元音和一个鼻音韵尾的是鼻韵母，如an,üan,eng,iong.
The phonetic symbols of Putonghua (Standard Chinese) in Modern Chinese comprises 39 finals that are composed of vowel or vowel followed by nasal consonants. These finals fall into three categories:
(1) simple finals which have only a single vowel, e.g.: a, o
(2) multi-finals which have two or three vowels, e.g.: ai, ua, iao, iou
(3) nasal finals which consist of one or two vowels and a nasal consonant e.g.: an, üan, eng, iong
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| 发音要领Essentials of Pronunciation ai:是复韵母。前一个元音开口度大，发音长而响亮；后一个元音开口度小，发音短而轻，比较模糊。从前一个元音到后一个元音是自然滑行，不能跳跃。 Compound finals. The former vowel is more open, longer and louder while the latter one is narrow, short, weak and blurred. It is imperative to have a natural glide but not a sudden change from the former to the latter. |
发音要领Essentials of Pronunciation ei:是复韵母。前一个元音开口度大，发音长而响亮；后一个元音开口度小，发音短而轻，比较模糊。从前一个元音到后一个元音是自然滑行，不能跳跃。 Compound finals. The former vowel is more open, longer and louder while the latter one is narrow, short, weak and blurred. It is imperative to have a natural glide but not a sudden change from the former to the latter. |
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| 发音要领Essentials of Pronunciation ui:是复韵母。前一个元音开口度大，发音长而响亮；后一个元音开口度小，发音短而轻，比较模糊。从前一个元音到后一个元音是自然滑行，不能跳跃。 Compound finals. The former vowel is more open, longer and louder while the latter one is narrow, short, weak and blurred. It is imperative to have a natural glide but not a sudden change from the former to the latter. |
发音要领Essentials of Pronunciation ao:是复韵母。前一个元音开口度大，发音长而响亮；后一个元音开口度小，发音短而轻，比较模糊。从前一个元音到后一个元音是自然滑行，不能跳跃。 Compound finals. The former vowel is more open, longer and louder while the latter one is narrow, short, weak and blurred. It is imperative to have a natural glide but not a sudden change from the former to the latter. |
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| 发音要领Essentials of Pronunciation ou:是复韵母。前一个元音开口度大，发音长而响亮；后一个元音开口度小，发音短而轻，比较模糊。从前一个元音到后一个元音是自然滑行，不能跳跃。 Compound finals. The former vowel is more open, longer and louder while the latter one is narrow, short, weak and blurred. It is imperative to have a natural glide but not a sudden change from the former to the latter. |
发音要领Essentials of Pronunciation iu:是复韵母。前一个元音开口度大，发音长而响亮；后一个元音开口度小，发音短而轻，比较模糊。从前一个元音到后一个元音是自然滑行，不能跳跃。 Compound finals. The former vowel is more open, longer and louder while the latter one is narrow, short, weak and blurred. It is imperative to have a natural glide but not a sudden change from the former to the latter. |
