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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gēn, gén, gěn, gèn
first tune
gēn
root 根 gēn
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strike root; take root 生根 shēng gēn
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grow; produce 生 shēng |
root 根 gēn |
follow heel 跟 gēn
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follow 跟隨 gēn suí
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follow 跟 gēn |
follow 隨 suí |
high-heeled shoes 高跟鞋 gāo gēn xié
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high 高 gāo |
heel 跟 gēn |
shoes 鞋 xié |
fourth tune
gèn
extend; stretch 亙 gèn
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