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Pinyin etymology


buzhongren

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Well, the majority of Japanese introductory classes insist on you learning the hiragana ASAP. The method relying on romaji is in the minority now as far as I can see it. It might be painful, but those hiragana need to become second-nature to you, so you might as well start by cramming them, it's the first cramming session of many more to follow anyways...

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buzhongren : Here is one of my favorite pinyin tables:

http://www.newconceptmandarin.com/su...tro_Pinyin.asp

It is embedded PinYin sounds. You also learn the final tones and the pitch of the initial are unrelated.

That's interesting. We didn't divide Chinese pronounciation into 5 tones when we were learning Chinese. Perhaps the way will help you speak every character more clearly and exactly. But when you say a sentence or many words together, especially when you speak faster, you'll no longer keep the 5 tones. :)

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