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10 paź 2019 · How to pronounce Chinese names like 'Qu', 'Xu', 'Zhu'? What you are seeing is pinyin (拼音), literally meaning 'spell out the sound', or the ‘combined sounds’. It's a system for romanizing Chinese ideograms, widely used in mainland China and Singapore for Mandarin, A.K.A. Putonghua, or the “common tongue”.
Type the name you would like to look up, place a space between the first and last name, and click on the "Search" button to listen to the pronunciation. You can also close this search bar and look up syllables directly from the chart.
Mandarin Chinese Pronunciation. David Chiang (dchiang@nd.edu), April 2012. This sheet describes how to pronounce Chinese names and words when they are written using the standard Pinyin system (used by mainland Chinese) and when you are speaking English. Easy initial consonants.
Pinyin Chart. Learn how to pronounce Mandarin Chinese like a native by practicing with our audio demonstrations and video explanations for every possible sound combination in the language.
How are Chinese names different from American names? •Family name + Given name Yao Ming Mao Zedong •No middle name •Family name is normally one syllable (occasionally two) •Given name can be one or two syllables (occasionally three) •Each syllable has 4 tones Xinrui Li can be pronounced 4x4x4=64 different ways!
This Pinyin table includes all Mandarin Chinese syllables. Click on any pinyin sound in the chart, and listen to the audio in all four tones.
“How to Pronounce” Series. Using this Chinese Pinyin Chart and listen to the audios of the Chinese pronunciation system. You can also download as PDF or embed it to your website.
