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Index of Chinese Phrases and Vocabulary
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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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huī, huí, huǐ, huì

first tune

huī

ash; dust
grey color

huī

grey color

灰色

huī sè

grey

huī

color

bone ash; cremains

骨灰

gǔ huī

bone

ash

huī

recover; restore

huī

reinstate; recover

恢復

huī fù

recover

huī

recover

splendor; brilliance

huī

glory; splendor

光輝

guāng huī

light

guāng

splendor; brilliance

huī

wave; wield
direct; command

huī

wave one's hand

揮手

huī shǒu

wave; wield

huī

hand

shǒu

command; direct

指揮

zhǐ huī

finger; point at

zhǐ

direct; command

huī

Chinese characters also pronunced huī


second tune

huí

back; return

huí

return home; go home

回家

huí jiā

back; return

huí

home

jiā

Chinese characters also pronunced huí


third tune

huǐ

regret; repent

huǐ

regret; regretful

後悔

hòu huǐ

after

hòu

regret

huǐ

destroy; ruin

huǐ

doom; complete destruction

毀滅

huǐ miè

destroy

huǐ

extinguish

miè

Chinese characters also pronunced huǐ


fourth tune

huì

meeting; gathering
good at; able to

huì

hold a meeting

開會

kāi huì

open

kāi

meeting

huì

I don't know (how to)
I won't (do something bad)

我不會

kāi huì

I

not

know; able

huì

wisdom; intelligent

huì

wisdom; intelligence

智慧

zhì huì

wise

zhì

wisdom; intelligent

huì

favor; benefit

huì

favor; kindness; benevolence

恩惠

ēn huì

debt of gratitude

ēn

favor

huì

Chinese characters also pronunced huì



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