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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bū, bú, bǔ, bù
second tune
bú
not; negative 不 bú
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don't don't want 不要 bú yào
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not 不 bú |
want; must 要 yào |
third tune
bǔ
arrest; catch 捕 bǔ
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catch; capture 捕捉 bǔ zhuō
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arrest; catch 捕 bǔ |
catch; seize 捉 zhuō |
supply; make up for 補 bǔ
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replenish; supplement 補充 bǔ chōng
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supply 補 bǔ |
fill 充 chōng |
Chinese characters also pronunced bǔ
fourth tune
bù
no; not 不 bù
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pace; step 步 bù
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footstep; steps 腳步 jiǎo bù
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leg; foot 腳 jiǎo |
pace; step 步 bù |
fabric; textile 布 bù
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terror; horror 怖 bù
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horror; terror dreadful; horrible 恐怖 kǒng bù
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dread; fear 恐 kǒng |
terror; horror 怖 bù |
Chinese characters also pronunced bù