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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duō, duó, duǒ, duò
first tune
duō
many; much 多 duō
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many thanks thanks a lot 多謝 duō xiè
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many 多 duō |
thank 謝 xiè |
Chinese characters also pronunced duō
second tune
duó
take away by force 奪 duó
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snatch away 奪走 duó zǒu
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take away by force 奪 duó |
go; away 走 zǒu |
third tune
duǒ
quantifier for a flower, cloud 朵 duǒ
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a flower 一朵花 yì duǒ huā
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one 一 yì |
quantifier 朵 duǒ |
flower 花 huā |
a cloud 一朵雲 yì duǒ yún
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one 一 yì |
quantifier 朵 duǒ |
cloud 雲 yún |
hide oneself; avoid 躲 duǒ
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hide oneself 躲藏 duǒ cáng
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hide oneself 躲 duǒ |
hide 藏 cáng |
dodgeball 躲避球 duǒ bì qiú
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avoid; dodge 躲避 duǒ bì |
ball 球 qiú |
fourth tune
duò
chop off 剁 duò
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helm 舵 duò
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helmsman 舵手 duò shǒu
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helm 舵 duò |
skilled person 手 shǒu |
lazy; idle 惰 duò
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lazy; unwilling to work 懶惰 lǎn duò
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lazy 懶 lǎn |
lazy; idle 惰 duò |
Chinese characters also pronunced duò