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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sōng, sóng, sǒng, sòng
first tune
sōng
pine 松 sōng
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loose; loosen relax; slacken 鬆 sōng
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relaxed; free and easy easy and comfortable 輕鬆 qīng sōng
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light 輕 qīng |
relax; slacken 鬆 sōng |
Chinese characters also pronunced sōng
third tune
sǒng
terrified; horrified 悚 sǒng
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horror; thriller (picture, movie) 驚悚 jīng sǒng
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frightened 驚 jīng |
horrified 悚 sǒng |
Chinese characters also pronunced sǒng
fourth tune
sòng
send; deliver give as a present see someone off 送 sòng
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ode; hymn praise; extol 頌 sòng
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recite; intone; chant 誦 sòng
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litigate; litigation involved in a lawsuit 訟 sòng
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Chinese characters also pronunced sòng