Zai

Syllable: "zai"

Composition

Initial: z-
Final: -ai
May be confused with
Difficulty for English speakers

Medium
Can be written
- Pinyin: zai
- IPA: [tsaɪ̯]
- Zhuyin: ㄗㄞ
- Wade-Giles: tsai
Linguistic description

voiceless unaspirated dental affricate
low central unrounded
diphthong

The pinyin "zai" is a Mandarin Chinese syllable. It is composed of the initial "z-" and the final "-ai". [[ipa::[tsaɪ̯]| ]]