Tough sounds s-sh-, c-ch-, z-zh-

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Pronunciation Tips for s-sh-, c-ch-, z-zh- (A2)

Tough Sound Words: s-sh-, c-ch-, z-zh- (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
从 cóng from; via
菜 cài vegetable; dish (of food); cuisine (of a region)
错 cuò mistake, fault; mistakenly
次 cì [measure word for how many times something happens]
吃 chī to eat
出 chū to go out; to happen
车 chē car, vehicle
长 cháng long
常常 chángcháng often
出错 chūcuò to make a mistake; to return a (computer) error
三 sān three, 3
山 shān mountain
岁 suì [measure word for years old]
睡 shuì to sleep
四 sì four, 4
是 shì to be, is, are
三十 sānshí thirty; 30
十四 shísì fourteen; 14
厕所 cèsuǒ toilet, restroom
超市 chāoshì supermarket
在 zài to be located at/in/on, to exist; [indicating an action in progress]
做 zuò to do; to make; to be
走 zǒu to walk, to go, to leave
早 zǎo early; morning
最 zuì most, -est
这 zhè to choose
中 zhōng center, middle
住 zhù to live; to stopl
周 zhōu week
住在 zhù zài to live (in/at)

Tough Sound Video Practice: s-sh-, c-ch-, z-zh- (A2)

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