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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wū, wú, wǔ, wù
first tune
wū
witchcraft; sorcery 巫 wū
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wizard; sorcerer; shaman 巫師 wū shī
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witchcraft; sorcery 巫 wū |
master 師 shī |
house 屋 wū
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polluted; contaminated 污 wū
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black; dark color 烏 wū
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crow; raven 烏鴉 wū yā
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black 烏 wū |
crow 鴉 yā |
Chinese characters also pronunced wū
second tune
wú
none; without 無 wú
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infinite; limitless; unlimited 無限 wú xiàn
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without 無 wú |
limit 限 xiàn |
Chinese characters also pronunced wú
third tune
wǔ
five; number 5 五 wǔ
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dance 舞 wǔ
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noon 午 wǔ
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lunch 午餐 wǔ cān
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noon 午 wǔ |
meal 餐 cān |
military; martial 武 wǔ
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martial art fighting skill; skill of fighting 武術 wǔ shù
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martial 武 wǔ |
art; method 術 shù |
Chinese characters also pronunced wǔ
fourth tune
wù
do not; must not 勿 wù
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enlighten; awake to Zen 悟 wù
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things; matter; substance 物 wù
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mistake; error 誤 wù
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fog; mist; haze 霧 wù
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duty; task; business 務 wù
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hate; dislike 惡 wù
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hateful; detestable; loathsome 可惡 kě wù
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can 可 kě |
hate; dislike 惡 wù |
Chinese characters also pronunced wù