Index | A,a. B,b. C,c. Ch. D,d. E,e. F,f. G,g. H,h. I,i. J,j. K,k. L,l
M,m. N,n. O,o. P,p. Q,q. R,r. S,s. Sh. T,t. U,u. W,w. X,x. Y,y. Z,z. Zh

The following video demonstrates each syllable of the pinyin structure
and the exercise of pinyin/zhuyin with basic Chinese 4-tune pronunciation

Mandarin pinyin tunes
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bēn, bén, běn, bèn

first tune

bēn

run; move quickly 奔 bēn

run quickly 奔跑 bēn pǎo
run 奔 bēn	run 跑 pǎo

Chinese characters also pronunced bēn

third tune

běn

original; principal 本 běn

ability of a person 本事 běn shì
original; principal 本 běn	matter; business 事 shì

Chinese characters also pronunced běn

fourth tune

bèn

foolish; clumsy 笨 bèn

idiot; stupid fellow 笨蛋 bèn dàn
foolish; clumsy 笨 bèn	egg 蛋 dàn

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