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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cuān, cuán, cuǎn, cuàn

first tune

cuān

quick-boil

cuān

quick-boil
boil for a short time

汆燙

cuān tàng

quick-boil

cuān

heat in hot water

tàng

Chinese characters also pronunced cuān


fourth tune

cuàn

flee; escape
scurry; run away

cuàn

Chinese characters also pronunced cuàn

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