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Pronunciation Training Handout 1

This document provides instructions for pronouncing the Chinese sounds "zh ch sh r" through positioning of the tongue and controlling air flow from the mouth. It describes how to curl the tongue and position it near the roof of the mouth for "zh", exhaling more strongly for "ch", using the same tongue position as "sh" but vibrating vocal cords more for "sh", and positioning the tongue as for "zh" and exhaling for "r". Credit must be given to Grace Mandarin Chinese if the document is used.

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Pronunciation Training Handout 1

This document provides instructions for pronouncing the Chinese sounds "zh ch sh r" through positioning of the tongue and controlling air flow from the mouth. It describes how to curl the tongue and position it near the roof of the mouth for "zh", exhaling more strongly for "ch", using the same tongue position as "sh" but vibrating vocal cords more for "sh", and positioning the tongue as for "zh" and exhaling for "r". Credit must be given to Grace Mandarin Chinese if the document is used.

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Master Chinese "zh ch sh r" | Pronunciation Training

• Curl your tongue.

• Let the tip of your tongue point to this position where the picture shows. (Your tongue will be a

little bit close to the roof of your mouth, but not quite touching it.)

• Let the air go out through your mouth to voice out.

• Curl your tongue.

• Let the tip of your tongue touch the position I point out.

• Start to let the air go through your mouth.

• Your tongue is sticking to the position I point out, so the air can not go out.

• Let the tip of your tongue go down a little and let the air out.

• Tongue position: Same with “zh ㄓ”.

• Exhale more strongly.

• Tongue position: Same with “sh ㄕ”.

• Use your vocal cords and vibrate stronger.

If you'd like to use these handouts for some purposes,

please remember to give credit to Grace Mandarin Chinese.

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