Chinese Pronunciation, Pinyin, and Audio Samples

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1. Post a sample of your pronunciation here! 1 2 3 4 26

   By mandarina, January 16, 2009 at 12:16 PM
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   • its_me
   • July 28, 2022 at 07:00 AM

2. How could I get better at tones? 1 2 3 4 5

   By Kong Junrui, November 6, 2005 at 03:51 AM
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   • MTH123
   • April 21, 2022 at 01:27 AM

3. 朗读-A-Day 1 2 3 4 16

   By heifeng, April 8, 2009 at 03:53 AM
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   • heifeng
   • July 8, 2013 at 06:16 PM

4. The hardest tone in Chinese 1 2 3 4 5

   By tooironic, August 7, 2009 at 09:15 AM
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   • Meng Lelan
   • April 9, 2013 at 10:17 PM

5. 媳 sells 稀 shells by the 西 shore 1 2 3 4 5

   By jkhsu, August 30, 2011 at 02:39 AM
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   • roddy
   • September 2, 2011 at 09:07 AM

6. Pronunciation of "w" and "r" 1 2 3 4 5

   By Shui, May 13, 2006 at 03:23 AM
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   • BanZhiYun
   • May 9, 2016 at 10:12 PM

7. Characters with different pronunciations on Mainland / Taiwan 1 2 3 4 5

   By skylee, December 22, 2005 at 12:39 PM
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   • doezeedoats
   • August 13, 2009 at 04:19 AM

8. Poll: shhhhhhh! "x" or "sh" 1 2 3 4

   By realmayo, September 2, 2011 at 09:03 AM
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   • adrianlondon
   • September 11, 2011 at 02:09 PM

9. speakgoodchinese 1 2 3 4

   By newyorkeric, August 2, 2007 at 06:41 PM
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   • Flickserve
   • April 10, 2022 at 01:45 AM

10. Pinyin, Pronunciation and Potential Problems 1 2 3 4

    By Mactuary, March 18, 2012 at 02:25 AM
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    • Mactuary
    • March 30, 2012 at 09:31 AM

11. [Absolute Beginner] Correct Pronunciation 1 2 3 4

    By zeroByte, June 12, 2012 at 12:02 PM
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    • imron
    • April 2, 2013 at 11:13 PM

12. Audio file: please criticise my pronunciation 1 2 3 4

    By fenlan, August 11, 2005 at 08:38 PM
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    • xiaocai
    • August 19, 2005 at 08:32 AM

13. Chinese learners are forced into a standard box 1 2 3 4

    By Flickserve, September 18, 2019 at 11:27 AM
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    • 道艺
    • September 29, 2019 at 06:18 PM

14. need your feedback for pronunciation samples 1 2 3 4

    By huaxia, April 13, 2010 at 02:29 PM
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    • huaxia
    • April 30, 2010 at 01:45 PM

15. how is wu pronounced? 1 2 3

    By Smoothie, March 28, 2004 at 06:24 AM
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    • i__forget
    • October 23, 2020 at 06:17 PM

16. How many sounds in pinyin (for example, a ai an ang ao = 5)? 1 2 3

    By realmayo, January 9, 2008 at 04:26 PM
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    • 889
    • July 26, 2020 at 06:13 PM

17. Visualizing Pinyin Tones 1 2 3

    By HerrPetersen, February 2, 2009 at 07:03 PM
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    • imron
    • May 14, 2014 at 10:19 PM

18. Do not ever ignore tones! 1 2 3

    By Hofmann, February 11, 2010 at 02:43 AM
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    • Hofmann
    • October 30, 2011 at 06:57 PM

19. Pinyin used in Taiwan? 1 2 3

    By Outofin, July 17, 2005 at 07:27 PM
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    • Taibei
    • July 27, 2005 at 04:16 AM

20. In which cases is Hanyu Pinyin not phonetic? 1 2 3

    By Friday, October 25, 2015 at 02:11 AM
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    • Michaelyus
    • November 30, 2015 at 05:08 PM

21. Should Japanese names be read with Japanese pronunciation? 1 2 3

    By bathrobe, January 13, 2004 at 01:20 PM
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    • atitarev
    • August 14, 2005 at 09:55 AM

22. tone retards... 1 2 3

    By Guest gaoliying, July 23, 2003 at 09:50 PM
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    • wix
    • September 27, 2003 at 06:58 AM

23. how do you remember the tones? 1 2 3

    By zozzen, July 7, 2007 at 09:43 AM
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    • JimmySeal
    • September 10, 2007 at 07:45 PM

24. Pronouncing 人 1 2 3

    By Blackfist, July 17, 2013 at 03:50 AM
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    • valikor
    • July 22, 2013 at 07:20 PM

25. Regional differences in Mandarin prononciation 1 2 3

    By opper567, August 1, 2005 at 05:57 PM
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    • lsmickey
    • February 20, 2007 at 06:24 PM