Learn zhuyin

This sound does not exist in English.

Sounds kind of like "ds" in "bids", but voiceless.

ㄗ can appear in a syllable by itself with an implicit vowel. The vowel is pronounced with the mouth in the same position as ㄗ.

oneself

自己

goodbye

再见

IPA: [t͡s]

Sounds kind of like "ts" in "cats".

ㄘ can appear in a syllable by itself with an implicit vowel. The vowel is pronounced with the mouth in the same position as ㄘ.

word

词

bathroom

厕所

IPA: [t͡sʰ]

Sounds like "s" in "sick".

ㄙ can appear in a syllable by itself with an implicit vowel. The vowel is pronounced with the mouth in the same position as ㄙ.

four

四

three

三

IPA: [s]

Single-syllable audio courtesy of the AllSet Learning Chinese Pronunciation Wiki, used with permission.

HSK word audio courtesy of Audio-cmn. (CC BY-SA 3.0)