Learning Chinese Pinyin Finals

Guide on how to pronounce Chinese Pinyin Finals, listen to the pronunciation online.

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The consonant at the beginning of a syllable is called Initial, the rest parts after the initial are Finals.

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There are 6 simple finals which are single vowels:

The others are compound finals:

Finals	Pronunciation Guide	Sound
	Open your mouth wide, with your tongue in the middle in a low position; the lips are naturally opened.
	Half close your mouth with the tongue in a half-high position; draw back your tongue and make your lips round-shaped.
	Similar as "o", naturally open up your mouth and keep the tongue's position unchanged.
	Your tongue is in the highest position, the mouth is slightly opened and the lips are flat-shaped.  Stretch forward your tongue, put it against the back of the lower teeth and open up your lips.
	Your tongue is in the highest position and the mouth is slightly opened.  Make your lips round-shaped, draw back your tongue and make the tongue root approach the soft palate.
	After pronouncing"i", just make your lips round-shaped to pronounce "ü", with the tongue position unchanged.

	Open your mouth wide and pronounce "a" first; then gradually close your mouth and move the tongue to the position of pronouncing "i".
	Open your mouth widely and pronounce "a" first, then gradually close your mouth and move your tongue to the position of pronouncing "o".
	Pronounce "a" first and gradually turn to "n".
	Pronounce "a" first and gradually turn to "ng".
	Half-close your mouth and pronounce "e" first, then move your tongue to the position of pronouncing "i".
	Pronounce "e" first and gradually turn to "n"
	When pronouncing "er", the tongue is in the middle.  Pronounce "e" and roll up your tongue tip toward the hard palate.
	Pronounce "e" first, then gradually turn to "ng".
	Pronounce "i" first, then gradually raise your tongue to the position of pronouncing "e".
	Pronounce a shorter "i" first, then gradually raise your tongue to the position of pronouncing "ou".
	Put the tip of your tongue against the back of the lower teeth and pronounce "i", then move the tongue tip and put it against the upper gum and gradually turn to "n".
	Pronounce "i" first and gradually turn to "ng".
	Pronounce "o" first, then gradually close your mouth, move the tongue backward and upward to the position of pronouncing "u".
	Pronounce "o" (pronounced as something between "o" and "u") first, then raise the root of your tongue, lower down the soft palate and pronounce "ng".
	Pronounce a light and shorter "u" first, then gradually raise your tongue to the position of "ei".
	Pronounce a shorter "u" and gradually turn to "en".
	Pronounce "ü" first, then gradually lower your tongue to the position of pronouncing "e".
	Pronounce "ü" first, then gradually lower your tongue to the position of pronouncing "e".

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