sounds like"t" in the English word"term";k sounds like "k"in the English word"key";But the Chinese p,t,k must be articulated with much more aspiration than they are in English.
声母 •f
shēng mǔ
• chī fàn 吃饭 (eating) fēng 风 (wind)
声母 •d
shēng mǔ
• dà 大 (big, huge) dì di 弟弟 (younger brother)
声母 •t
shēng mǔ
• tī zi 梯子 (ladder) tài yáng 太阳(sun)
声调
Байду номын сангаас
shēng diào
The Chinese putonghua has four basic tones. They are shown by the tone-marks:ˉ(the 1st tone),ˊ(the 2nd tone),ˇ(the 3rd tone),ˋ(the 4th tone). Different tones may express different meanings.
第一课
Lesson One
Chinese Pīnyīn & Daily Expressions
汉语拼音 和 日常用语(一)
pinyin
xiǎo lì
hanzi
shengdiao shengmu
lì
yunmu