Pinyin-Initial-z c s

z c s
This group also deserves some notice in the sense you want to differentiate (especially) z and c from their pronunciation in English. You can try to listen to them here and compare the differences.
z: Like the 'ds' in 'woods'.
c: Like the 't's' in 'That's great!'. Compared to z, c is more aspirated.
s: Similar to the 's' in 'speak' as in English.

CC's Note:
For z, do not confuse it with the 'z' in 'zoo'.
For c, do not make the 'k' sound as in cat, capital and so on.

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