汉语拼音是用来给汉字注音的，掌握拼音，是学好汉语的前提条件。
《标准汉语拼音》软件教材是根据中国教育部语言文字工作委员会颁布的的普通话《汉语拼音方案》编写的，运用了最新的多媒体技术，把文字、语音、图片、动画、音乐等结合在一起，营造了轻松愉快的语言自学环境，让初学汉语者视有所见，听有所闻，口说手动，心领神会，快速准确地掌握语音知识。
Ⅰ Introduction to Chinese Phonetics
How to Learn the Chinese Phonetics
Knowledge of Phonetics
Vocal Organs
The Scheme for the Chinese Phonetic Alphabet
Alphabet
Contents of Phonetics
Ⅱ The Initials
The Classification of the Initials
Pronunciation of the Initials
A Comparison among j, q, x
A Comparison among z, c, s
A Comparison among zh, ch, sh, r
A Comparison Between z, c, s and zh, ch, sh
Exercises on the Pronunciations of the Initials
Ⅳ The Finals
The Classification of the Finals
Simple Finals
Compound Finals
Finals with Nasal Endings
The Syllable with a Retroflex Ending
Exercise on the Pronunciation of the Finals
Ⅴ Tones
Basic Concepts of Tones
The Tonal Value and the Tone Category
Tones of Modern Standard Chinese
The Neutral Tone and Tone-sandhi
Tone Exercises
Ⅵ The DividingMark 54
Ⅶ The Spelling Rules of Chinese Phonetic Alphabet