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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huāng, huáng, huǎng, huàng
first tune
huāng
barren; scarcity 荒 huāng
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desolate; wild and bleak 荒涼 huāng liáng
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barren; scarcity 荒 huāng |
cool 涼 liáng |
panic; nervous 慌 huāng
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discomposed; flustered and nervous 心慌 xīn huāng
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heart 心 xīn |
panic; nervous 慌 huāng |
second tune
huáng
yellow 黃 huáng
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gold 黃金 huáng jīn
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yellow 黃 huáng |
gold 金 jīn |
emperor; imperial 皇 huáng
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emperor 皇帝 huáng dì
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emperor; imperial 皇 huáng |
ruler; monarch 帝 dì |
Chinese characters also pronunced huáng
third tune
huǎng
lies; falsehood 謊 huǎng
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lies; falsehood 謊言 huǎng yán
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lies 謊 huǎng |
speech; words 言 yán |
indistinct; suddenly 恍 huǎng
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zone out; drift off 恍神 huǎng shén
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indistinct; suddenly 恍 huǎng |
mind; spirit 神 shén |
Chinese characters also pronunced huǎng
fourth tune
huàng
shake; sway 晃 huàng
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waver; shaken 搖晃 yáo huàng
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rock; to wave 搖 yáo |
shake; sway 晃 huàng |