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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cāng, cáng, cǎng, càng
first tune
cāng
granary; warehouse 倉 cāng
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storehouse; warehouse 倉庫 cāng kù
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warehouse 倉 cāng |
warehouse 庫 kù |
gray; ashy deep green; dark blue 蒼 cāng
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pale; ashen 蒼白 cāng bái
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gray; ashy 蒼 cāng |
white 白 bái |
dark blue dragon deep green dragon 蒼龍 cāng lóng
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deep green; dark blue 蒼 cāng |
dragon 龍 lóng |
cabin of a ship aircraft hold hold of an airplane 艙 cāng
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Chinese characters also pronunced cāng
second tune
cáng
hide; conceal 藏 cáng
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