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and the exercise of pinyin/zhuyin with basic Chinese 4-tune pronunciation

Mandarin pinyin tunes
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diān, dián, diǎn, diàn

first tune

diān

jolt; bump; top of 顛 diān

upside down; inverted 顛倒 diān dǎo
top of 顛 diān	fall; topple 倒 dǎo

bump; move or travel with much jolting 顛簸 diān bǒ
jolt; bump 顛 diān	roll 簸 bǒ

mountain peak 巔 diān

summit; zenith 巔峰 diān fēng
mountain peak 巔 diān	peak 峰 fēng

Chinese characters also pronunced diān

third tune

diǎn

point; dot 點, 点 diǎn

strong point; quality of being excellent 優點, 优点 yōu diǎn
excellent 優, 优 yōu	point; dot 點, 点 diǎn

weak point; shortcoming 缺點, 缺点 quē diǎn
deficient 缺 quē	point; dot 點, 点 diǎn

canon; ceremony 典 diǎn

classical music 古典音樂 gǔ-diǎn yīn-yuè
classical 古典 gǔ-diǎn	music 音樂 yīn-yuè

ceremony to celebrate 慶典, 庆典 qìng diǎn
celebrate 慶, 庆 qìng	ceremony 典 diǎn

Chinese characters also pronunced diǎn

fourth tune

diàn

store; shop 店 diàn

store; shop 商店 shāng diàn
commerce 商 shāng	store; shop 店 diàn

remember with concern 惦 diàn

think of someone or something; on one's mind 惦記, 惦记 diàn jì
remember with concern 惦 diàn	remember 記, 记 jì

electric; electricity 電, 电 diàn

power blackout, power outage 停電, 停电 tíng diàn
stop 停 tíng	electricity 電, 电 diàn

battery 電池, 电池 diàn chí
electric; electricity 電, 电 diàn	pool 池 chí

palace, temple 殿 diàn

palace 宮殿 gōng diàn
palace 宮 gōng	palace 殿 diàn

temple of gods 神殿 shén diàn
god 神 shén	temple 殿 diàn

Chinese characters also pronunced diàn