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The words in the following table are designed to give you a good pronunciation workout. Practice them on your own and practice them with your teacher.
 
The words in the following table are designed to give you a good pronunciation workout. Practice them on your own and practice them with your teacher.
  
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        <th width="8%">Audio</th>
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<th width="25%">Chinese</th>
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<th width="30%">Pinyin</th>
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<th width="37%">English</th>
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        <td>{{Audio-player|zuo4|a2-tough-sounds}}</td>
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<td>做</td>
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<td>zuò</td>
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<td>to do; to make; to be</td>
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        <td>{{Audio-player|zou3|a2-tough-sounds}}</td>
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<td>走</td>
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<td>zǒu</td>
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<td>to walk, to go, to leave</td>
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        <td>{{Audio-player|zai4|a2-tough-sounds}}</td>
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<td>再</td>
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<td>zài</td>
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<td>again; another; then</td>
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        <td>{{Audio-player|zui4|a2-tough-sounds}}</td>
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<td>最</td>
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<td>zuì</td>
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<td>most, -est</td>
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</tr>
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        <td>{{Audio-player|zao3|a2-tough-sounds}}</td>
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<td>早</td>
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<td>zǎo</td>
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<td>early; morning</td>
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        <td>{{Audio-player|zuo3|a2-tough-sounds}}</td>
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<td>左</td>
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<td>zuǒ</td>
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<td>left (opposite of right)</td>
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        <td>{{Audio-player|zong3shi4|a2-tough-sounds}}</td>
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<td>总是</td>
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<td>zǒngshì</td>
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<td>always</td>
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        <td>{{Audio-player|cong2|a2-tough-sounds}}</td>
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<td>从</td>
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<td>cóng</td>
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<td>from; via</td>
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</tr>
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        <td>{{Audio-player|cai4|a2-tough-sounds}}</td>
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<td>菜</td>
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<td>cài</td>
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<td>vegetable; dish (of food); cuisine (of a region)</td>
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</tr>
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        <td>{{Audio-player|ci2|a2-tough-sounds}}</td>
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<td>词</td>
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<td>cí</td>
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<td>word</td>
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        <td>{{Audio-player|cuo4|a2-tough-sounds}}</td>
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<td>错</td>
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<td>cuò</td>
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<td>mistake, fault; mistakenly</td>
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        <td>{{Audio-player|ci4|a2-tough-sounds}}</td>
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<td>次</td>
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<td>cì</td>
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<td>[measure word for how many times something happens]</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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</tr>
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        <td>{{Audio-player|cao3|a2-tough-sounds}}</td>
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<td>草</td>
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<td>cǎo</td>
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<td>grass</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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</tr>
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        <td>{{Audio-player|cong1ming2|a2-tough-sounds}}</td>
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<td>聪明</td>
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<td>cōngming</td>
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<td>smart, intelligent</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
  
 
== Tough Sound Video Practice: c-s-z- (A2) ==
 
== Tough Sound Video Practice: c-s-z- (A2) ==

Revision as of 05:21, 9 May 2020

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Pronunciation Tips for c-s-z- (A2)

Tough Sound Words: c-s-z- (A2)

The words in the following table are designed to give you a good pronunciation workout. Practice them on your own and practice them with your teacher.

Audio Chinese Pinyin English
zuò to do; to make; to be
zǒu to walk, to go, to leave
zài again; another; then
zuì most, -est
zǎo early; morning
zuǒ left (opposite of right)
总是 zǒngshì always
cóng from; via
cài vegetable; dish (of food); cuisine (of a region)
word
cuò mistake, fault; mistakenly
[measure word for how many times something happens]
cǎo grass
聪明 cōngming smart, intelligent

Tough Sound Video Practice: c-s-z- (A2)

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