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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chāo, cháo, chǎo, chào

first tune

chāo

exceed; surpass 超 chāo

Superman 超人 chāo rén
surpass; super- 超 chāo	human 人 rén

Chinese characters also pronunced chāo

second tune

cháo

nest 巢 cháo

bird nest 鳥巢 niǎo cháo
bird 鳥 niǎo	nest 巢 cháo

tide moist; damp 潮 cháo

tidewater; tidal water 潮水 cháo shuǐ
tide 潮 cháo	water 水 shuǐ

wet; damp; humid 潮濕 cháo shī
moist; damp 潮 cháo	wet 濕 shī

Chinese characters also pronunced cháo

third tune

chǎo

noisy; quarrel 吵 chǎo

clamour; noisy 吵鬧 chǎo nào
noisy; quarrel 吵 chǎo	noisy; disturb 鬧 nào

stir-fry; pan-fry 炒 chǎo

fried rice 炒飯 chǎo fàn
stir-fry 炒 chǎo	cooked rice 飯 fàn

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