BLHL 1212 Bahasa Mandarin: Tan Poh Ee

BLHL 1212
BAHASA MANDARIN
INTRODUCTION
Tan Poh Ee
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the subject, students should be able to:
I. Demonstrate the ability to converse in Mandarin
with correct and accurate pronunciation and
respond to it accordingly (HPP5).
II. Identify basic vocabulary and demonstrate writing
skills (HPP5).
III. Interpret the information in the simple text and
construct sentences with correct grammar (HPP5).
Synopsis
This subject is designed for students who do not have
prior knowledge in Mandarin. It provides students
with the foundation of knowledge to enable them to
understand and respond in the oral and written forms.
This subject encompasses the listening, speaking,
reading and writing components. This subject aims to
help students to obtain enough exposure of the
Mandarin phonetics (Han Yu Pin Yin). The basic
grammar introduced is related to the language used
daily by the Chinese. Particular care is also taken to
ensure the development of verbal communication and
written skills in Mandarin.
Assessment
Percentage(%)
A. Course works (60%)
1.
2.
3.
4.
Test (Phonetic and Hanzi) week 6

MOOC Quizweek 12
Assignment : Writing Charactersweek 3
Presentation (Group recording & role play)
week 9
20
10
10
20
B. Final Examination (40%)
40
Total
100
Join MOOC Mandarin 1

1. Go to the website
www.openlearning.com/utemmooc
2. Create an account using your UTeM email
as the user name. Then set your own
password.
3. Select Mandarin 1 and click Join the
course.
4. Enrolment information: give your university name
(UTeM) and matric number. Place your lecturer name as
Ms Tan Poh Ee.
5. Visit class of Semester 1 2016-2017, find you group
according to your class and click join.
6. Go to Lesson and activities, enjoy your study of
Mandarin 1 via MOOC.
Textbook
Mari Belajar Mandarin
Cheong Kar Mee (2015).
Melaka: Penerbit Universiti
Universiti Teknikal Malaysia
Melaka.
References
Other texts:
Ang, L. H., & Ooi, B. L. (2012). Basic Chinese for Everyone.
Selangor: Pelanduk Publications.
Wu, J., & Bai, L. (2011). Chinese Grammar Step by Step.

Singapore: Cengage Learning Asia Pte.
Ltd.
Mattews, A., & Mattews, L. (2006). The First 100 Chinese
Characters. Hong Kong: Tuttle Publishing.
Soh, W. N., Chia, T. H., Liau, L. S., & Mok, S. S. (2009).
Conversational Mandarin Chinese for non-native speakers.
Selangor: Xueer Publisher.
Online Dictionary
Apps
Library and Self Access
Language Lab (SALL) at PBPI
Part I Chinese Phonetic

(Hanyu Pinyin)
Pinyin, more formally called Hanyu Pinyin, is the most common
variant of Standard Mandarin romanization system in use. Hanyu
means the Chinese language, pin means spell and yin means
sound.
Pinyin uses the Latin alphabet to represent sounds in Standard
Mandarin. The way these letters represent sounds in Standard
Mandarin differs from other languages that use the Roman
alphabet. For example, the sounds indicated in pinyin by b and g
correspond more closely to the sounds indicated by p and k in
some Western uses of the Latin script.
The primary purpose to learn pinyin is to speak Standard

Mandarin. The system has been used to promote
Mandarin(Huayu/ Putong hua) and help people to learn it.
One Chinese character is a syllable (suku kata)

and it is composed of 3 parts: Tones (nada),
The initials (konsonan) and The finals
(vokal), eg:
h + ao
initial
final
tone
ho ()
syllable
Hanyu Pinyin is the easier way to type the

Chinese text when sending SMS. It is also used
as an input method to enter Chinese characters
into computers.
1. Tones ( )
There are 4 basic tones mark as: /
The same syllable with different tones makes a

difference in meaning, example 1:
m: mother (5-5)
m: 1. a general term for hemp
2. numb (3-5)
m: horse (2-1-4)
m: scold (5-1)
2. Initials
It is the front portion of a syllable. There are 21
initials and divide into seven kinds of sounds:
The lips
The labiodental
Tongue-tip centre
Root of tongue
Blade of tongue
Tongue-tip front (flat-tongue)
zh
ch
sh
Tongue-tip back (stuck-tongue)
And 2 Quasi-initials which are used in a syllable

without any initial: y w
3. Finals
Final is the back part of a syllable. It is the
main part of phonetics, a syllable must not be
short of final.
The are 3 categories of finals:

3.1 simple finals (vokal tunggal):
a
3.2 compound finals (vokal majmuk)

(composed of 2 or 3 vowels) :
ai
ei
ie
iu
(iou)
uai
ao
ou
ia
ua
uo
ui
(uei)
iao
er
3.3 Finals with nasal ending (vokal majmuk

yang mempunyai konsonan nasal pada akhir
suku kata) :
un
n
(uen)
an
en
in
ian
uan
an ang
iang uang ueng iong
eng ing
ong
Table of Combinations of Initials and Finals in Mandarin

Final
Initial
er ai
ei
ao
ou
an
en
ang
eng
ong
ia ie
iao
iu
ian
in iang ing iong
ba bo
bai
bei
bao
ban ben
bang
beng
bi
bie biao
bian bin
bing
bu
pa po
pai
pei
pao pou
pan pen
pang
peng
pi
pie piao
pian pin
ping
pu
ma mo me
mai mei mao mou man men mang meng
mi
mie miao miu mian min
ming
mu
fa fo
da
de
dai
ta
te
tai
na
ne
nai
nei
la
le
lai
ga
ge
gai
fei
fou
fan
dei
dao dou
tao
uo
Uai
ui
uan
un
uang ueng
fang
feng
dan
dang
deng dong di
die diao diu dian
ding
du
duo
dui
duan
dun
tan
tang
teng tong
tie tiao
ting
tu
tuo
tui
tuan
tun
nao nou
nan nen
nang
neng nong ni
nie niao niu nian nin niang ning
nu
nuo
nuan
lei
lao
lan
lang
leng
li lia lie liao liu lian lin liang ling
lu
luo
luan
lun
gei
gao gou
gan gen
gang
geng gong
gu
gua guo guai
gui
guan
gun guang
tou
lou
fen
ua
an
le
jue juan
jun
fu
long
ti
tian
kuo kuai
n ne
ka
ke
kai
kei
kao kou
kan
ken
kang
keng kong
ku
kua
kui
kuan
kun kuang
ha
he
hai
hei
hao hou
han hen
hang
heng hong
hu
hua huo huai hui
huan
hun huang
ji jia jie jiao jiu jian jin jiang jing jiong
ju
qi qia qie qiao qiu qian qin qiang qing qiong
qu que quan qun
xi xia xie xiao xiu xian xin xiang xing xiong
xu xue xuan xun
zh
zha
zhe
zhai zhei zhao zhou zhan zhen zhang zheng zhong zhi
zhu zhua zhuo zhuai zhui zhuan zhun zhuang
ch
cha
che
chai
chu chua chuo chuai chui chuan chun chuang
sh
sha
she
shai shei shao shou shan shen shang sheng
chao chou chan chen chang cheng chong chi
re
shi
shu shua shuo shuai shui shuan shun shuang
rao
rou
ran
ren
rang
reng rong
ri
ru
rua
ruo
rui
ruan
run
za
ze
zai
zao
zou
zan
zen
zang
zeng zong zi
zu
zuo
zui
zuan
zun
ca
ce
cai
cao
cou
can
cen
cang
ceng cong ci
cu
cuo
cui
cuan
cun
sa
sao
sou
san
sen
sang
seng song si
su
sui
suan
sun
ao
ou
an
en
ang
eng
wei
wan
wen wang weng yu yue yuan yun
se
sai
er ai
ei
yi ya ye yao you yan yin yang ying yong wu
suo
wa
wo
wai
Part II Chinese Characters
Chinese characters are composed of strokes ()
The character in the above picture is formed
by some basic strokes surrounding it.
Chinese characters must be written in

a stroke order and followed the rules of
stroke order :
Simplified Chinese VS Traditional Chinese
Traditional characters are the characters being used

since the 5th century.
Simplified Chinese has been created around 1956.
Simplified is based on the original Traditional Chinese. By
decreasing number strokes and shortening complicated
words, Simplified Chinese is easier to learn. The
government of China has promoted Simplified to
improve increase literacy in China.
Simplified is mainly used in China, Singapore and
Malaysia. Some characters are left unchanged, and
therefore the same in both Traditional and Simplified.
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Part III Dialogue

1. What is your name? (Siapakah nama kamu)
2. Greeting (Tanya khabar)
3. Etiquette expressions (Memberi salam)
4. My Family (Keluarga saya)
5. My University (Universiti saya)
6. Numerals (Nombor)
7. Dates and festivals (Tarikh dan perayaan)
8. Invitation (Pelawaan)
GROUND RULES
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Attendances
Punctuality
Test
Assignments
Read the textbook/MOOC
before attending class

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BLHL 1212

A. Course works (60%)

Test (Phonetic and Hanzi) week 6

B. Final Examination (40%)

Join MOOC Mandarin 1

Wu, J., & Bai, L. (2011). Chinese Grammar Step by Step.

Part I Chinese Phonetic

The primary purpose to learn pinyin is to speak Standard

One Chinese character is a syllable (suku kata)

Hanyu Pinyin is the easier way to type the

The same syllable with different tones makes a

Tongue-tip front (flat-tongue)

Tongue-tip back (stuck-tongue)

And 2 Quasi-initials which are used in a syllable

The are 3 categories of finals:

3.2 compound finals (vokal majmuk)

3.3 Finals with nasal ending (vokal majmuk

iang uang ueng iong

Table of Combinations of Initials and Finals in Mandarin

in iang ing iong

mai mei mao mou man men mang meng

mie miao miu mian min

die diao diu dian

nie niao niu nian nin niang ning

li lia lie liao liu lian lin liang ling

gua guo guai

hua huo huai hui

ji jia jie jiao jiu jian jin jiang jing jiong

qi qia qie qiao qiu qian qin qiang qing qiong

qu que quan qun

xi xia xie xiao xiu xian xin xiang xing xiong

xu xue xuan xun

zhu zhua zhuo zhuai zhui zhuan zhun zhuang

chu chua chuo chuai chui chuan chun chuang

shai shei shao shou shan shen shang sheng

chao chou chan chen chang cheng chong chi

shu shua shuo shuai shui shuan shun shuang

wen wang weng yu yue yuan yun

yi ya ye yao you yan yin yang ying yong wu

Part II Chinese Characters

Chinese characters are composed of strokes ()

The character in the above picture is formed

by some basic strokes surrounding it.

Chinese characters must be written in

Simplified Chinese VS Traditional Chinese

Traditional characters are the characters being used

Part III Dialogue

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