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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bīn, bín, bǐn, bìn
first tune
bīn
guest 賓 bīn
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VIP distinguished guest; guest of honor 貴賓 guì bīn
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honored rank 貴 guì |
guest 賓 bīn |
refined and gentle 彬 bīn
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urbane; courteous and refined in manner (man) 彬彬有禮 bīn bīn yǒu lǐ
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refined; urbane 彬彬 bīn bīn |
courteous and polite 有禮 yǒu lǐ |
Chinese characters also pronunced bīn
fourth tune
bìn
sideburns; hair on the temples 鬢 bìn
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Chinese characters also pronunced bìn