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 灰 huī
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grey color 灰色 huī sè
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grey 灰 huī |
color 色 sè |
bone ash; cremains 骨灰 gǔ huī
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bone 骨 gǔ |
ash 灰 huī |
recover; restore 恢 huī
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reinstate; recover 恢復 huī fù
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recover 恢 huī |
recover 復 fù |
splendor; brilliance 輝 huī
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glory; splendor 光輝 guāng huī
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light 光 guāng |
splendor; brilliance 輝 huī |
wave; wield direct; command 揮 huī
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wave one's hand 揮手 huī shǒu
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wave; wield 揮 huī |
hand 手 shǒu |
command; direct 指揮 zhǐ huī
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finger; point at 指 zhǐ |
direct; command 揮 huī |
Chinese characters also pronunced huī
second tune
huí
back; return 回 huí
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return home; go home 回家 huí jiā
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back; return 回 huí |
home 家 jiā |
Chinese characters also pronunced huí
third tune
huǐ
regret; repent 悔 huǐ
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regret; regretful 後悔 hòu huǐ
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after 後 hòu |
regret 悔 huǐ |
destroy; ruin 毀 huǐ
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doom; complete destruction 毀滅 huǐ miè
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destroy 毀 huǐ |
extinguish 滅 miè |
Chinese characters also pronunced huǐ
fourth tune
huì
meeting; gathering good at; able to 會 huì
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hold a meeting 開會 kāi huì
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open 開 kāi |
meeting 會 huì |
I don't know (how to) I won't (do something bad) 我不會 kāi huì
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I 我 wǒ |
not 不 bú |
know; able 會 huì |
wisdom; intelligent 慧 huì
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wisdom; intelligence 智慧 zhì huì
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wise 智 zhì |
wisdom; intelligent 慧 huì |
favor; benefit 惠 huì
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favor; kindness; benevolence 恩惠 ēn huì
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debt of gratitude 恩 ēn |
favor 惠 huì |
Chinese characters also pronunced huì