>>23651662Another note:
Compound words with 2 3rd tones have a special reading rule.
The first 3rd tone must be read as the 2nd tone.
Example is 很好 hěn hǎo should be read as hén hǎo.
>>23651706Chinese doesn't have any syllables.
Chinese is full of hanzi (kanji).
Enjoy those 10k+ hanzi dictionary.
You only need around 3000 vocabs though.
Some vocabs might use the same kanji but different meaning or use compound words.
Example is 行 which can be read as xíng or háng.