Mandarin Chinese/Pinyin/Consonants
Lesson
[edit | edit source]In pinyin, there are 23 consonants. Do not be alarmed by this number, many are pronounced as they are in English.
Here is a list.
b p m f
d t n l
g k h
j q x
zh ch sh r
z c s
w y
The pronunciations of all these consonants, except for q, x, zh and c, are similar to those in English.
- q - ch as in "cheese"
- x - sh as in "sheet"
- zh - j as in "jack"
- c - ts as in "hats"
See, Chinese is easier than people say it is.
In Short...
[edit | edit source]- 23 consonants
- b p m f d t n l g k h j q x zh ch sh r z c s w y
- Most are like English
- "q" and "x" are "ch" and "sh" respectively
- "c" is "ts"
- "zh" is like "jack"