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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kū, kú, kǔ, kù

first tune

kū

cry; sob; weep 哭 kū

withered 枯 kū

Chinese characters also pronunced kū

third tune

kǔ

bitter 苦 kǔ

fourth tune

kù

storehouse; warehouse 庫 kù

warehouse; storehouse 倉庫 cāng kù
warehouse 倉 cāng	storehouse 庫 kù

pants; trousers 褲 kù

trousers; pants 褲子 kù zi
pants; trousers 褲 kù	suffix 子 zi

cruel cool; awesome 酷 kù

cold-blooded; hardhearted 冷酷 lěng kù
cold 冷 lěng	cruel 酷 kù

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