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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

chōng, chóng, chǒng, chòng

first tune

chōng

to fill

chōng

full of joy

充滿喜樂

chōng mǎn xǐ lè

full of

充滿

chōng mǎn

joy

喜樂

xǐ lè

flush; wash away

chōng

flushing with water

沖水

chōng shuǐ

flush

chōng

water

shuǐ

rush; dash; forge ahead

chōng

impulse; unreflective act

衝動

chōng dòng

rush; dash

chōng

move

dòng

conflict; serious disagreement

衝突

chōng tú

rush; dash

chōng

break through

Chinese characters also pronunced chōng


second tune

chóng

adore; esteem

chóng

worship

崇拜

chóng bài

adore; esteem

chóng

worship

bài

repeat; overlap

chóng

repeat; reiterate

重複

chóng fù

repeat

chóng

repeat

overlap

重疊

chóng dié

overlap

chóng

pile up

dié

bug; worm

蟲, 虫

chóng

caterpillar

毛毛蟲

máo máo chóng

hair; hairy

máo

hair; hairy

máo

bug; worm

蟲, 虫

chóng


third tune

chǒng

pamper; spoil

chǒng

pet

寵物

chǒng wù

pamper; spoil

chǒng

matter; things

dote on; love dearly

寵愛

chǒng ài

pamper; spoil

chǒng

love

ài


fourth tune

chòng

firearms in old times

chòng

Chinese characters also pronunced chòng

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