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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pēi, péi, pěi, pèi
first tune
pēi
embryo unpolished semi-precessed thing 胚 pēi
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embryo; fetus 胚胎 pēi tāi
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embryo 胚 pēi |
fetus 胎 tāi |
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second tune
péi
accompany 陪 péi
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accompany; stay with someone 陪伴 péi bàn
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accompany 陪 péi |
accompany 伴 bàn |
lose money in business compensate; indemnify 賠 péi
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cultivate; foster 培 péi
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foster; cultivate; train up 培養 péi yǎng
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cultivate; foster 培 péi |
raise; grow 養 yǎng |
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fourth tune
pèi
match; fit; pair; suit 配 pèi
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fit; match; coordinate with 配合 pèi hé
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match; fit 配 pèi |
suit; agree with 合 hé |
spouse 配偶 pèi ǒu
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to pair; suit 配 pèi |
a mate 偶 ǒu |
abundant; copious 沛 pèi
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plentiful; abundant profuse; profusion 充沛 chōng pèi
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full 充 chōng |
abundant 沛 pèi |
carry; wear admire; respect 佩 pèi
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wear; carry (accessories) 佩帶 pèi dài
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carry; wear 佩 pèi |
carry 帶 dài |
admire; esteem respect and admire; think highly of 敬佩 jìng pèi
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respect 敬 jìng |
admire; respect 佩 pèi |
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