{"id":9845,"date":"2019-11-21T10:34:43","date_gmt":"2019-11-21T10:34:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/introductory-chinese\/learn-chinese-pinyin-in-21-days-day-11-finals-ao-ou-iu\/"},"modified":"2019-11-21T10:34:43","modified_gmt":"2019-11-21T10:34:43","slug":"learn-chinese-pinyin-in-21-days-day-11-finals-ao-ou-iu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/de\/learn-chinese-pinyin-in-21-days-day-11-finals-ao-ou-iu\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn Chinese Pinyin in 21 Days \u2013 Day 11: Finals, ao, ou, iu"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>In this pinyin lesson, we learn three compound finals, which are ao,  ou, iu. We also learn some Chinese characters that use &ldquo;ao, ou, iu&rdquo;. In  addition, you can get listening exercises and quizzes for ao, ou, iu.<\/p>\n<h3>Finals<\/h3>\n<p>Finals are all possible combinations of semivowels coming before the vowel, the nucleus vowel, and final vowel.<br \/>  There are 14 compound finals (\u590d\u97f5\u6bcd) and 14 nasal finals (\u9f3b\u97f5\u6bcd).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Compound finals:<\/strong> ai, ei, ui; ao, ou, iu; ie, &uuml;e; er; ia, iao; ua, uo, uai<br \/>  <strong>Nasal finals:<\/strong> an, en; in, un, &uuml;n; ang, eng, ing, ong; ian, iang, iong; uan, uang<\/p>\n<h3>Pro<em><\/em>nunciation Guide for ao, ou, iu<\/h3>\n<p>The final iu, is actually shortcut for iou.<\/p>\n<p>The following guide is given in terms of English pronunciation. They  are approximate, as there are some sounds of Pinyin do not correspond  directly to sounds in English.<\/p>\n<p>1.\tao:   as  ow in &ldquo;cow&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>  2.\tou:  as oa in &ldquo;boat&rdquo;.  <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>  3.\tiu: as &ldquo;you&rdquo;.(To be more closer, just like saying the letters &ldquo;EO&rdquo; in English.)  <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Example Words<\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"300px\"><strong>Example 1:<\/strong>              <\/p>\n<p>Chinese Character: \u8349<br \/>              Pinyin: c\u01ceo<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>              English translation: grass<\/td>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"56\" title=\"grass\" src=\"http:\/\/kidschinesepodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/grass-15056.gif\" alt=\"Learn Chinese Pinyin in 21 Days \u2013 Day 11: Finals, ao, ou, iu\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Example 2:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Chinese Character: \u72d7<br \/>              Pinyin: g\u01d2u<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>              English translation: dog<\/td>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"70\" height=\"150\" title=\"dog\" src=\"http:\/\/imgx.yywz123.com\/xyz\/201411\/29\/15-14-13-18-1.gif\" alt=\"Learn Chinese Pinyin in 21 Days \u2013 Day 11: Finals, ao, ou, iu\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Example 3:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Chinese Character: \u725b<br \/>              Pinyin: ni&uacute;<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>              English translation: ox<\/td>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"121\" title=\"ox\" src=\"http:\/\/kidschinesepodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/ox-150121.gif\" alt=\"Learn Chinese Pinyin in 21 Days \u2013 Day 11: Finals, ao, ou, iu\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"chine-tie-zi-nei-rong-zhi-hou\" id=\"chine-782583122\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1889418300638825\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1889418300638825\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"7273022922\" \ndata-ad-layout-key=\"-gw-3+1f-3d+2z\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this pinyin lesson, we learn three compound finals, which are ao,  ou, iu. We also learn some Chinese characters that use &ldquo;ao, ou, iu&rdquo;. 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