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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chūn, chún, chǔn, chùn
first tune
chūn
spring season 春 chūn
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springtime 春天 chūn tiān
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spring 春 chūn |
day 天 tiān |
Spring Festival; Chinese New Year 春節 chūn jié
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spring 春 chūn |
festival; holiday 節 jié |
Chinese characters also pronunced chūn
second tune
chún
pure; genuine 純 chún
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pure of heart 純真 chún zhēn
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pure 純 chún |
true; real 真 zhēn |
chaste; angelical 純潔 chún jié
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pure 純 chún |
clean 潔 jié |
Chinese characters also pronunced chún
third tune
chǔn
stupid 蠢 chǔn
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foolish; stupid 愚蠢 yú chǔn
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fool; foolish 愚 yú |
stupid 蠢 chǔn |