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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biān, bián, biǎn, biàn
first tune
biān
knit; weave 編 biān
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editing; compilation 編輯 biān jí
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edit 編 biān |
collect 輯 jí |
side; edge 邊 biān
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left-hand side 左邊 zuǒ biān
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left (side) 左 zuǒ |
side; edge 邊 biān |
right-hand side 右邊 yòu biān
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right (side) 右 yòu |
side; edge 邊 biān |
Chinese characters also pronunced biān
third tune
biǎn
flat 扁 biǎn
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flat 扁平 biǎn píng
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flat 扁 biǎn |
level 平 píng |
Chinese characters also pronunced biǎn
fourth tune
biàn
handy; convenient 便 biàn
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convenient; convenience 方便 fāng biàn
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method; way 方 fāng |
handy; convenient 便 biàn |
change; transform 變 biàn
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alter; change 改變 gǎi biàn
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change; correct 改 gǎi |
change 變 biàn |
tell apart 辨 biàn
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differentiate; tell apart 辨別 biàn bié
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tell apart 辨 biàn |
difference 別 bié |
argue; debate 辯 biàn
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debate 辯論 biàn lùn
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argue; debate 辯 biàn |
discuss 論 lùn |
Chinese characters also pronunced biàn