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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cuī, cuí, cuǐ, cuì
first tune
cuī
urge; press for; push for 催 cuī
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break; smash destroy; devastate; ravage 摧 cuī
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third tune
cuǐ
glitter of jade luster of gems 璀 cuǐ
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bright and resplendent; lustrous and brilliant glittering and imposing; splendid and dazzling 璀璨 cuǐ càn
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glitter; luster 璀 cuǐ |
brilliant; lustrous 璨 qiǎn |
fourth tune
cuì
crisp; crispy 脆 cuì
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green jade bluish-green; emerald-green 翠 cuì
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Chinese characters also pronunced cuì