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Task 31: To pronounce `j`, raise the front of your...

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To pronounce `j`, raise the front of your tongue to press against the hard palate. The tip of your tongue should point down, behind your bottom teeth. Build up a little air pressure, then release i...

To pronounce j, raise the front of your tongue to press against the hard palate. The tip of your tongue should point down, behind your bottom teeth. Build up a little air pressure, then release it gently to make a soft, unaspirated sound.

When j combines with the finals i and u, you get the syllables: ji and ju. Note that ü is written as u after j.

Let’s practice pronouncing these syllables, and then use ju in different tones as an example.

Pinyin	Character
`jū`	`居`
`jú`	`菊`
`jǔ`	`举`
`jù`	`句`