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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piāo, piáo, piǎo, piào

first tune

piāo

float in the wind 飄 piāo

Chinese characters also pronunced piāo

second tune

piáo

gourd ladle; wooden ladle 瓢 piáo

visit prostitutes; go whoring 嫖 piáo

third tune

piǎo

dim; misty; indistinct 縹 piǎo

misty; hazy; dimly discernible 縹渺 piǎo miǎo
dim; misty 縹 piǎo	indistinct; blurred 渺 miǎo

bleach 漂 piǎo

bleach; whiten 漂白 piǎo bái
bleach 漂 piǎo	white 白 bái

fourth tune

piào

ticket; admission ticket vote; ballot 票 piào

Chinese characters also pronunced piào

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