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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xiāo, xiáo, xiǎo, xiào

first tune

xiāo

night; evening 宵 xiāo

lovely night; beautiful night; enjoyable night 良宵 liáng xiāo
fine; good 良 qiān	liáng 宵 xiāo

extinguish; eliminate 消 xiāo

peel; pare 削 xiāo

sell; market; consume 銷 xiāo

free and unfettered wonder in leisurely manner 逍 xiāo

leisurely and carefree enjoy leisure without restraint 逍遙 xiāo yáo
free and unfettered 逍 xiāo	far away 遙 yáo

vertical bamboo flute 簫 xiāo

owl 梟 xiāo

Chinese characters also pronunced xiāo

third tune

xiǎo

little; small; tiny 小 xiǎo

cautious Be Careful; Watch out! 小心 xiǎo xīn
little; small 小 xiǎo	heart 心 xīn

Chinese characters also pronunced xiǎo

fourth tune

xiào

laugh; laugh at smile 笑 xiào

filial piety to parents 孝 xiào

school 校 xiào

school 學校 xué xiào
learn 學 xué	school 校 xiào

effect; effectiveness 效 xiào

valid effective; operative 有效 yǒu xiào
have 有 yǒu	effect 效 xiào

Chinese characters also pronunced xiào

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