curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/zh-a1-learn-compound-finals/6f1daab071e44400ca692d3b.md
To pronounce uei, you begin by rounding your lips slightly for u and placing the tongue high toward the back of the mouth.
Then, relax the lips a little for e and move the tongue forward and lower to create a more open, mid-level sound.
Finally, narrow the mouth shape for i and raise the front of the tongue toward the upper front teeth. All three movements should connect smoothly in a single glide, without stopping between the sounds.
When it comes after an initial, uei is often written as ui. That's why you see the syllables like dui, tui, gui, kui, zhui, shui.
Let's practice pronouncing these syllables, and then use tui in different tones as an example.
| Pinyin | Character |
|---|---|
tuī | 推 |
tuí | 颓 |
tuǐ | 腿 |
tuì | 退 |
I've listened to the audio and practiced pronouncing the compound final and syllables.
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