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Index of Chinese Phrases and Vocabulary
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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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retroflex tunes in Mandarin

chēn, chén, chěn, chèn

first tune

chēn

annoyed with

chēn

angry; displeased

chēn


second tune

chén

Chen, Chinese surname

chén

sink; heavy

chén

weighty; oppressive

沈重

chén zhòng

sink; heavy

chén

heavy

zhòng

morning

chén

morning

早晨

zǎo chén

early

zǎo

morning

chén

Chinese characters also pronunced chén


fourth tune

chèn

avail an opportunity

chèn

seize an opportunity

趁機

chèn jī

avail an opportunity

chèn

chance; opportunity

fit; suitable

chèn

symmetry; symmetrical

對稱

duì chèn

pair

duì

fit

chèn

gratifying and satisfactory
have what one wishes

稱心如意

chèng xīn rú yì

fit

chèng

heart

xīn

as one wishes

如意

rú yì

Chinese characters also pronunced chèn

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