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Curious why the pinyin for some characters is written with an umlaut which vanishes in similar-sounding

words? Is there really a difference in the way we should pronounce these sounds? The answer to these

questions and more is revealed in our pinyin practice lesson for today, which will take you on a whirlwind

tour through a maze of similar sounding words.

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