Chinese

Pinyin 

Description

ao

"ao" is a blend vowel consisting of two parts. The first half sounds the single vowel "a," and the second half sounds the single vowel "o." The two sounds should be pronounced together. "a" should be pronounced stronger than "o."

"ao" is similar to English  "ow" in how, now, cow.

āo    áo    ǎo   ào

ou

"ou" is a blend vowel consisting of two parts. The first half sounds the single vowel "o," and the second half sounds the single vowel "u." The two sounds should be pronounced together. "o" should be pronounced stronger than "u."

"ou" is very similar to the English "o" in mode, code, hope.

ōu    óu    ǒu    òu