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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qiāng, qiáng, qiǎng, qiàng

first tune

qiāng

gun; spear 鎗 qiāng

Chinese characters also pronunced qiāng

second tune

qiáng

strong; powerful 強 qiáng

strong; brawny; physically strong 強壯 qiáng zhuàng
strong 強 qiáng	brawny 壯 zhuàng

wall 牆 qiáng

wall; enclosing wall 圍牆 wéi qiáng
surround 圍 wéi	wall 牆 qiáng

Chinese characters also pronunced qiáng

third tune

qiǎng

rub; rush 搶 qiǎng

robbery 搶劫 qiǎng jié
rub 搶 qiǎng	rob 劫 jié

rescue; emergency rescue 搶救 qiǎng jiù
rush 搶 qiǎng	save; rescue 救 jiù

Chinese characters also pronunced qiǎng

fourth tune

qiàng

choke 嗆 qiàng

unbearable; terribly enough 夠嗆 gòu qiàng
enough 夠 gòu	choke 嗆 qiàng

Chinese characters also pronunced qiàng

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