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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huān, huán, huǎn, huàn
first tune
huān
cheerful; joyous merry; happiness 歡 huān
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happy; joyous 歡樂 huān lè
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cheerful; joyous 歡 huān |
joy; happiness 樂 lè |
second tune
huán
ring; loop encircle; surround 環 huán
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earrings 耳環 ěr huán
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ear 耳 ěr |
ring 環 huán |
surround; encompass 環繞 huán rào
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encircle; surround 環 huán |
to circle 繞 rào |
return; give back 還 huán
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borrow and return 借,還 jiè huán
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borrow 借 jiè |
return 還 huán |
Chinese characters also pronunced huán
third tune
huǎn
slow; unhurried postpone 緩 huǎn
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slow; tardy 緩慢 huǎn màn
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slow 緩 huǎn |
slow 慢 màn |
fourth tune
huàn
illusory; fantasy 幻 huàn
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fantasy; pipe dream 幻想 huàn xiǎng
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illusory; fantasy 幻 huàn |
think 想 xiǎng |
exchange; swap 換 huàn
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interchange; exchange 交換 jiāo huàn
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intersect 交 jiāo |
exchange; swap 換 huàn |
suffer from trouble; danger 患 huàn
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fall ill; sickened 患病 huàn bìng
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suffer from 患 huàn |
illness 病 bìng |
trouble for the future; evil consequences 禍患 huò huàn
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disasters 禍 huò |
trouble; danger 患 huàn |
Chinese characters also pronunced huàn