yīn

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Meaning of 辅音

辅音 means consonant; obstruent. Pronounced fǔ yīn.

  • consonant; obstruent

Definitions & Examples

tōng
huà
de
yīn
shēng
yǒu
èr
shí
 

There are twenty-one initial consonants in Standard Chinese.

Yīng
Hàn
de
yīn
tǒng
tài
yàng
 

The consonant systems of English and Chinese are somewhat different.

Hěn
duō
wài
guó
xué
sheng
xué
Hàn
shí
 
jué
de
 
zhz
chh
 
 
 
zhèc
xiēh
 
yīn
hěn
nán
 
 
 

Many foreign students find it difficult to pronounce consonants like 'zh' and 'ch' when learning Chinese.

Guó
yīn
biāo
zhǔn
què
biāo
zhù
shì
jiè
shàng
suǒ
yǒu
yán
de
yuán
yīn
yīn
 

The International Phonetic Alphabet can accurately transcribe the vowels and consonants of all languages in the world.

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Primary
/ zhǒng
/ lèi