A. Pronunciation:

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Initials：g, k, h, j, q, x
Finals: u, ai, ei, ao, ou, an, en, ang, eng, ong

B. Practice the following combinations with the four tones:

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gu , ku, hu, bu, pu, mu, fu, nu, lu
gai, kai, hai, bai, pai, mai, nai, lai,
gei, hei, bei, pei, mei, fei, nei, lei,
gao, kao, hao, bao, pao, mao, nao, lao,
gan, kan, han, ban, pan, man, fan, nan, lan,
gen, ken, hen, ben, pen, men, fen, nen,
gang, kang, hang, bang, pang, mang, fang, nang, lang,
geng, keng, heng, beng, peng, meng, feng, neng, leng,
gong, kong, hong, nong, long

C. Notes:

1. In Chinese syllables, initials “j, q, x” are not equivalent to their English alphabets. So special attention should be paid in order not to be confused.

2. When a third-tone syllable followed by another third-tone syllable, the former should be pronounced as a rising tone (second tone) . If there are three successive three-tone syllables , the first two syllables should be changed into second-tone ones. Generally, the tone marks might not change.
e.g. Nǐ hǎo — Ní hǎo 你好。(How do you do ?)
Wǒ xiǎng mǎi — Wó xiáng mǎi . 我想买。( I want to buy it.)

D. Vocabularies:

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gē 哥 (elder brother), gǔdài 古代(ancient), kè 课 (lesson), kǔlì 苦力 (hard labor),
hé 河 (river), húpō 湖泊 (lake), jī 鸡 (chicken), jīqì 机器 (machine),
qī 七 (seven), qīdài 期待 (expect), xī 西 (west), fēnxī 分析 (analysis),
lù 路 (road), fúwù 服务 (serve), ài 爱 (love), mǎimài 买卖 (trade),
fēi 飞 (fly), měilì 美丽 (beautiful), kǎo 考 (test), nǎolì 脑力 (brain),
tóu 头 (head), fādǒu 发抖 (tremble), fàn 饭 (rice), nánrén 男人 (man),
bèn 笨 (stupid), fènnù 愤怒 (anger), láng 狼 (wolf), bāngmáng 帮忙 (help),
fēng 风 (wind), kěnéng 可能 (possibility), hóng 红 (red), kōngqì 空气 (air)