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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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āi, ái, ǎi, ài

first tune

āi

grief; sorrow

āi

beg piteously

哀求

āi qiú

grief; sorrow

āi

beg; beseech

qiú

Chinese characters also pronunced āi


second tune

ái

cancer

ái

cancer

癌症

ái zhèng

cancer

ái

disease

zhèng

Chinese characters also pronunced ái


third tune

ǎi

short in height

ǎi

tall and short

高矮

gāo ǎi

tall

gāo

short in height

ǎi

Chinese characters also pronunced ǎi


fourth tune

ài

love

ài

true love

真愛

zhēn ài

true

zhēn

love

ài

Chinese characters also pronunced ài



ai - Mandarin pinyin tunes and vocabulary
āi, ái, ǎi, ài four tunes practice


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ai - Mandarin pinyin tunes and vocabulary
āi, ái, ǎi, ài four tunes practice

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