Traditional and classic Chinese calligraphic symbols, words, idioms and proverbs for your art design. Created by Andres Leo since 2001.

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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

chuāng, chuáng, chuǎng, chuàng

first tune

chuāng

window

chuāng

window curtains

窗簾

chuāng lián

window

chuāng

curtain

lián

Chinese characters also pronunced chuāng


second tune

chuáng

bed

chuáng

go to bed

上床

shàng chuáng

up; go

shàng

bed

chuáng

Chinese characters also pronunced chuáng


third tune

chuǎng

barge into
venture out into the world

chuǎng

get into trouble

闖禍

chuǎng huò

barge into

chuǎng

trouble; disasters

huò

carve out a niche for oneself

闖天下

chuǎng tiān xià

venture out

chuǎng

world

天下

tiān xià


fourth tune

chuàng

create
wound

chuàng

create

創造

chuàng zào

create

chuàng

make; build

zào

trauma; wound

創傷

chuàng shāng

wound

chuàng

wound; hurt

shāng

Chinese characters also pronunced chuàng

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