Meaning of 复合元音
复合元音 means compound vowel; diphthong; complex vowel sound involving a continuous gliding movement from one vowel quality to another within the same syllable. Pronounced fù hé yuán yīn.
- compound vowel; diphthong; complex vowel sound involving a continuous gliding movement from one vowel quality to another within the same syllable
Definitions & Examples
Pǔ普
tōng通
huà话
zhōng中
yǒu有
bā八
gè个
fù复
hé合
yuán元
yīn音
yùn韵
mǔ母
。
There are eight compound vowel finals in Standard Mandarin.
aia
héi
ei和
dōue
shìi
qián都
xiǎng是
fù前
hé响
yuán复
yīn合
元
音
。
Both ai and ei are front-focused compound vowels.
Xué学
xí习
pǔ普
tōng通
huà话
yào要
zhù注
yì意
fù复
hé合
yuán元
yīn音
de的
dòng动
chéng程
。
When learning Mandarin, one must pay attention to the gliding movement of compound vowels.