Traditional and classic Chinese calligraphic symbols, words, idioms and proverbs for your art design. Created by Andres Leo since 2001.

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Index of Chinese Phrases and Vocabulary
with mp3 audio pronunciations and related video instruction lesson


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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retroflex tunes in Mandarin

rūn, rún, rǔn, rùn

fourth tune

rùn

intercalary

rùn

leap year; bissextile

閏年

rùn nián

intercalary

rùn

year

nián

glossy; sleek; smooth
lubricate; moisten; embellish

rùn

lubricate; lubrication

潤滑

rùn huá

lubricate

rùn

smooth

huá

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