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Zhd w6i shi WAng lioshi ma?

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Zhd wdi shi Wdng l5.oshi.
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Nd wdi sH 7.h4ng lioshi ma?
frfsiB fr_ #. *lf ,4t
Ni wdi shi Zhiing lioshi.
n$4L ft tK *rf "
NA wdi yE shi ldoshi ma?
nF&e",k+lf ,4?
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Si4rufl,+ New Words and Chinese Characters

l. zhe (ft) ii, this

gg. F$ Initials
2. wdi (r) 4t, a tneemure word
A ch (sh) r
.for
persons
fr,. it# Notes
a
3. shi (frt) x_ to be 1. F& zh ch (sh) r lnitials zh, ch, (sh), r
4. W6ng () a Wang, a surnatne zh.chli*frHEl
5. li.oshi (A) *rf teacher

6. nd (ft) fll\ that

7. Zhdng () rK Zhang, d surnsme
8. qn (rtr> + to go

9. nir (ft) ryJIt,L where

10. Tidn'6nm6n () _f;_.'. l1 Tian'anmen Square (r)iE6 (2)gq (3)Hg

ll. shi (W) f ten Lip-position Holding breath Releasing breath

12. zhdr (ft)

13. nAr
'inF lu here zh tsEr't6^iH{rr#,
il" Fffi4ffifrr.
xfi'f]rFEgBtffi' tm/ifrA5ift
(,ft) tu there Eginltr{#ffi
ch EE zh fHslA!E<g."
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B: YE shi l6oshi.
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L&_*,)f " 15. b6nzi note-book, exercise-
A: Tdmen qir nir? book

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Ribior
B: Timen qir Ti6n'5nm6n.
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Si4rufl,+ New Words and Chinese Characters

l. zhe (ft) ii, this

gg. F$ Initials
2. wdi (r) 4t, a tneemure word
A ch (sh) r
.for
persons
fr,. it# Notes
a
3. shi (frt) x_ to be 1. F& zh ch (sh) r lnitials zh, ch, (sh), r
4. W6ng () a Wang, a surnatne zh.chli*frHEl
5. li.oshi (A) *rf teacher

6. nd (ft) fll\ that

7. Zhdng () rK Zhang, d surnsme
8. qn (rtr> + to go

9. nir (ft) ryJIt,L where

10. Tidn'6nm6n () _f;_.'. l1 Tian'anmen Square (r)iE6 (2)gq (3)Hg

ll. shi (W) f ten Lip-position Holding breath Releasing breath

12. zhdr (ft)

13. nAr
'inF lu here zh tsEr't6^iH{rr#,
il" Fffi4ffifrr.
xfi'f]rFEgBtffi' tm/ifrA5ift
(,ft) tu there Eginltr{#ffi
ch EE zh fHslA!E<g."
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 rEB#,fiER sh ( -EH.-=H ) *t+, tH r i*H*, llFi#if, 4&?EiF, FHffi{f E (' ) ffiIf" Mllfl' Ti6n'
ffiffidl, anmdn.
zhis a retroflex consonant" It. is pro- r When a syllable beginning with a, o or e lollows another
duced by first turning up the tip of the syllable, the dividing mark (') should be put in between, so as to
tongue against the front of the hard avoid any confusion over the syllable boundary, e.g. Tidn'inm6n.
palate and thenloosening it and squeezing
the air our through the channel thus *. gfSJ Exercises

made. The vocal cords do not vibrate. l. [gfFW The four tones
cft is the sanre as zh except that it is zh| z}1e tu6 zhe zhd,zhdr
aspirated. w6i w6i w6i wei -_ wei
r is the voiced fricative corresponding to s& (see Lesson shi shi shi shi shi, shi
fhree), so in producing this sound the vocal cords vibrate. wing w6ng wlng wing-- w6ng
2. zhi chi shi ri SHlgge The final in zhi, chi, shi ri lIo 16o 16o ldo lioshi
zhi chi shi ri S HgBteEE+EfiE.
txl ffi i frai. zhi nd nL ni ne - na, nir, nir
chi shi ri +Big5B i
-TFEiFfi [i]. zhdng zh6ng zhdng zhdng
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The final in zhi, chi, shi and ri is the blade_palatal vowel qu qf qii qir - qir
[i]. It should not be confused with [i], which is also represented ti6n ti6n tiin tian- Tidn'anmn
bv i. zd za z6 y/- - sf2fu
3 . )L{t VJe Retroflex finals br b6n bdn fln_ s[nzj
- F-.f B5 er ER E {U ffJ e *., 6 FULft, gg e. JL {t #&# E rf rdn 16n rdn 1|a- r6nmin
&tr*!trfin r (#z\gE ), ix+qitftEF..N*E)ts")L", ri ri ri ri dblo
pt!!s, zhdr ( tsJL .
nir (flf,)L) .
) 2. Xgti"liF Disyllabic words -
The retroflex suflix er is sometimes attached to another
(1) ffiWfilJnffi- 4th tone plus lst tone
final to form a retroflex final,which is transcribed by miinbdo chdnyi
adding the
letter r to the retroflexed final and adding the characrer qichd zhinzhng
rL to
the retroflexed character, e.g. zhdr ( jL
rX ) , nir ( ,ljJL ) @ ffiWF)JRH=F torre plus 2nd tone
4th
4. ffi$ffi Dividjng mark wdnti rEqing
ao e fjrFl$-i5i$&&X.fihFiftrrAr,f, )lT{tgttr ndir6ng wdil6i

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 rEB#,fiER sh ( -EH.-=H ) *t+, tH r i*H*, llFi#if, 4&?EiF, FHffi{f E (' ) ffiIf" Mllfl' Ti6n'
ffiffidl, anmdn.
zhis a retroflex consonant" It. is pro- r When a syllable beginning with a, o or e lollows another
duced by first turning up the tip of the syllable, the dividing mark (') should be put in between, so as to
tongue against the front of the hard avoid any confusion over the syllable boundary, e.g. Tidn'inm6n.
palate and thenloosening it and squeezing
the air our through the channel thus *. gfSJ Exercises

made. The vocal cords do not vibrate. l. [gfFW The four tones
cft is the sanre as zh except that it is zh| z}1e tu6 zhe zhd,zhdr
aspirated. w6i w6i w6i wei -_ wei
r is the voiced fricative corresponding to s& (see Lesson shi shi shi shi shi, shi
fhree), so in producing this sound the vocal cords vibrate. wing w6ng wlng wing-- w6ng
2. zhi chi shi ri SHlgge The final in zhi, chi, shi ri lIo 16o 16o ldo lioshi
zhi chi shi ri S HgBteEE+EfiE.
txl ffi i frai. zhi nd nL ni ne - na, nir, nir
chi shi ri +Big5B i
-TFEiFfi [i]. zhdng zh6ng zhdng zhdng
- 7[[1g
The final in zhi, chi, shi and ri is the blade_palatal vowel qu qf qii qir - qir
[i]. It should not be confused with [i], which is also represented ti6n ti6n tiin tian- Tidn'anmn
bv i. zd za z6 y/- - sf2fu
3 . )L{t VJe Retroflex finals br b6n bdn fln_ s[nzj
- F-.f B5 er ER E {U ffJ e *., 6 FULft, gg e. JL {t #&# E rf rdn 16n rdn 1|a- r6nmin
&tr*!trfin r (#z\gE ), ix+qitftEF..N*E)ts")L", ri ri ri ri dblo
pt!!s, zhdr ( tsJL .
nir (flf,)L) .
) 2. Xgti"liF Disyllabic words -
The retroflex suflix er is sometimes attached to another
(1) ffiWfilJnffi- 4th tone plus lst tone
final to form a retroflex final,which is transcribed by miinbdo chdnyi
adding the
letter r to the retroflexed final and adding the characrer qichd zhinzhng
rL to
the retroflexed character, e.g. zhdr ( jL
rX ) , nir ( ,ljJL ) @ ffiWF)JRH=F torre plus 2nd tone
4th
4. ffi$ffi Dividjng mark wdnti rEqing
ao e fjrFl$-i5i$&&X.fihFiftrrAr,f, )lT{tgttr ndir6ng wdil6i

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 (3) HWFtIfrH=F 4th tone plus 3rd tone
A! ,ttr4itL/-rfi"4?
dlshi wd shdu
shingwf xi]w[ Br tfiAFc+y.ZIf
(4) HWa-IflffiWF 4th tone plus another 4th "
zatJrun shiyin A' ,fe,fn+415 Jt?
zhdngzhi
(s) ffiwFilnF.F
shdngli
4th tone plus neutral tone
Br lulrrix-+ ri.
biba mdimei
didi xidxie
3. tsEi*+ifr Read aloud the following conversation. ;zze-L
A: Zhd shi zdzti ma?
B: Zhd shi zilzhr. tz\)Lf
A: NI shi bdnzi ma?
B: Ni shi b6nzi. n+t Table of Chinese Characters
A: Zhd shi sh6nme?
B: Zhd shi <Rdnmin Ribdo>. 1
r->
ra i ( i i)
L('i L)
$: Leoshi h6o! 2 4i I I

C: Nimen hio!
-:)-
A: Lioshi shnti h6o ma? 9 E|
C: HEn hLo, xidxie. Nimen qr) nd.r? 3
^<_

ft Wdmen qir Tidn'5nm6n. A ('r rzr7q)

4. &+iAlF Get to know Chinese characters 4 I
A, 't4if-A*lf "42 5 * * (- + t"*)
B, ;iaai *n " v(,u)
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 (3) HWFtIfrH=F 4th tone plus 3rd tone
A! ,ttr4itL/-rfi"4?
dlshi wd shdu
shingwf xi]w[ Br tfiAFc+y.ZIf
(4) HWa-IflffiWF 4th tone plus another 4th "
zatJrun shiyin A' ,fe,fn+415 Jt?
zhdngzhi
(s) ffiwFilnF.F
shdngli
4th tone plus neutral tone
Br lulrrix-+ ri.
biba mdimei
didi xidxie
3. tsEi*+ifr Read aloud the following conversation. ;zze-L
A: Zhd shi zdzti ma?
B: Zhd shi zilzhr. tz\)Lf
A: NI shi bdnzi ma?
B: Ni shi b6nzi. n+t Table of Chinese Characters
A: Zhd shi sh6nme?
B: Zhd shi <Rdnmin Ribdo>. 1
r->
ra i ( i i)
L('i L)
$: Leoshi h6o! 2 4i I I

C: Nimen hio!
-:)-
A: Lioshi shnti h6o ma? 9 E|
C: HEn hLo, xidxie. Nimen qr) nd.r? 3
^<_

ft Wdmen qir Tidn'5nm6n. A ('r rzr7q)

4. &+iAlF Get to know Chinese characters 4 I
A, 't4if-A*lf "42 5 * * (- + t"*)
B, ;iaai *n " v(,u)
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l'l'(r "f) -. ei* Conversation

F ( 1 r)
4 ('"1)
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+lr(-+-L)
A,(/A>
flF A: Nin shi lloshi ma?
t&@ &_h rf 'q?
lt: Wo shi lioshi.
*"LZ rf
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A: Nin shi ni gu.r r6n?
*. (- i ii) /S *-'ais E ,\?
lt. Wo shi Zh6ngguo r6n.
d"ft* f tr .,\o
Nin gui xing?
/S fr. LL@t
Ir: Wd xing W6ng.
i\ -tL ao
4?"
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