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

Mandarin pinyin tunes
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fāng, fáng, fǎng, fàng

first tune

fāng

direction square 方 fāng

direction 方向 fāng xiàng
direction 方 fāng	to face; turn towards 向 xiàng

square 方形 fāng xíng
square 方 fāng	form; shape 形 xíng

fragrant; aromatic 芳 fāng

aroma; fragrance 芳香 fāng xiāng
aromatic 芳 fāng	fragrant 香 shǒu

Chinese characters also pronunced fāng

second tune

fáng

room; house 房 fáng

room 房間 fáng jiān
room 房 fáng	division 間 jiān

house; building 房子 fáng zi
house 房 fáng	suffix 子 zi

prevent guard against 防 fáng

waterproof 防水 fáng shuǐ
prevent 防 fáng	water 水 shuǐ

defend 防衛 fáng wèi
guard against 防 fáng	guard; protect 衛 wèi

hinder; impede 妨 fáng

there's no harm 無妨 wú fáng
no; without 無 wú	hinder; impede 妨 fáng

Chinese characters also pronunced fáng

third tune

fǎng

visit 訪 fǎng

visit; come to see someone 拜訪 bài fǎng
make a courtesy call 拜 bài	visit 訪 fǎng

imitate counterfeit 仿 fǎng

imitate; mimic 模仿 mó fǎng
mold 模 mó	imitate 仿 fǎng

Chinese characters also pronunced fǎng

fourth tune

fàng

release; let go 放 fàng

feel relieved; rest assured 放心 fàng xīn
release; let go 放 fàng	heart 心 xīn

release a captured animal 放生 fàng shēng
release; let go 放 fàng	life 生 shēng