What is the difference between “z” and “c” in Pinyin?
I barely hear a difference and I’m not able to reproduce those same sounds properly :(

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when you read these two consonants,"z" a little weak,it doesnt need strong breath of air;"c"is accompanied by a puff of exhaled air.

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And  z is like z in the word zero, C is like zw in the word of  Zweig or in the German  number Zwei

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Z like: kids,words

C like :cats students

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Do you mean "zhi and chi? or " ze and ce? It is hard to explain here. but Zh is a little similar to J in English, Ch is similar to Ch in English. You may start from using the English pronunciation at first, then try to listen repeatedly to learn the real Chinese pronunciation.

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"Z" is like the consonant in "zee" and "c" is like "ts" in "tsi"

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