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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huā, huá, huǎ, huà
first tune
huā
flower spend (money or time) 花 huā
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wild flower 野花 yě huā
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wild 野 yě |
flower 花 huā |
spend money 花錢 huā qián
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spend 花 huā |
money 錢 qián |
Chinese characters also pronunced huā
second tune
huá
magnificent; splendor 華 huá
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gorgeous; resplendent 華麗 huá lì
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magnificent; splendor 華 huá |
beautiful 麗 lì |
slippery; to slip, slide 滑 huá
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skiing 滑雪 huá xuě
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to slip, slide 滑 huá |
snow 雪 xuě |
to paddle; row a boat 划 huá
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row a boat 划船 huá chuán
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to paddle, row a boat 划 huá |
boat 船 chuán |
Chinese characters also pronunced huá
fourth tune
huà
transform; change 化 huà
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change; variation 變化 biàn huà
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transform 變 biàn |
transform; change 化 huà |
draw; paint 畫 huà
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painter (artist) 畫家 huà jiā
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draw; paint 畫 huà |
artist; expert 家 jiā |
talks; spoken words 話 huà
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talk; speak 說話 shuō huà
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say; speak 說 shuō |
talks; spoken words 話 huà |
Chinese characters also pronunced huà