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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tān, tán, tǎn, tàn

first tune

tān

greedy 貪 tān

vender's stall stand in market 攤 tān

Chinese characters also pronunced tān

second tune

tán

chat; talk; converse 談 tán

sputum; phlegm 痰 tán

deep pool 潭 tán

earthen jar 罈 tán

Chinese characters also pronunced tán

third tune

tǎn

blanket; rug; carpet 毯 tǎn

carpet; rug 地毯 dì tǎn
ground 地 dì	rug; carpet 毯 tǎn

level and open calm; composed 坦 tǎn

tell the truth admit; confess 坦白 tǎn bái
open; calm 坦 tǎn	plain; talk 白 bái

Chinese characters also pronunced tǎn

fourth tune

tàn

coal; charcoal 炭 tàn

carbon 碳 tàn

detect; investigate extend; stretch forward 探 tàn

sigh; lament 嘆 tàn

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