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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jiāng, jiáng, jiǎng, jiàng
first tune
jiāng
river; large river 江 jiāng
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Yangtze River Changjiang River 長江 cháng jiāng
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long 長 cháng |
river 江 jiāng |
sophisticated and cosmopolitan all corners of the mortal world environment where the martial artists live 江湖 jiāng hú
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river 江 jiāng |
lake 湖 hú |
about to; going to 將 jiāng
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future; days to come 將來 jiāng lái
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about to 將 jiāng |
come 來 lái |
thick liquid 漿 jiāng
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soya milk; soybean milk 豆漿 dòu jiāng
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bean 豆 dòu |
thick liquid 漿 jiāng |
ginger 薑 jiāng
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dead and stiff 殭 jiāng
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zombie; walking dead 殭屍 jiāng shī
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dead and stiff 殭 jiāng |
corpse 屍 shī |
Chinese characters also pronunced jiāng
third tune
jiǎng
prize; award 獎 jiǎng
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win a prize 中獎 zhòng jiǎng
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hit 中 zhòng |
prize 獎 jiǎng |
oar; paddle 槳 jiǎng
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talk; speak 講 jiǎng
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reasonable reason with someone 講道理 jiǎng dào lǐ
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talk 講 jiǎng |
sense; reason 道理 dào lǐ |
Chinese characters also pronunced jiǎng
fourth tune
jiàng
artisan; craftsman 匠 jiàng
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carpenter 木匠 mù jiàng
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wood 木 mù |
craftsman 匠 jiàng |
general (military leader) 將 jiàng
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senior general top-notch player active member of a team 大將 dà jiàng
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big; great 大 dà |
general 將 jiàng |
sauce; jam 醬 jiàng
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soy sauce 醬油 jiàng yóu
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sauce 醬 jiàng |
oil 油 yóu |
fruit preserves; jam 果醬 guǒ jiàng
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fruit 果 guǒ |
jam 醬 jiàng |
fall; descend 降 jiàng
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rise and fall ascend and descend 升,降 shēng jiàng
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rise; ascend 升 shēng |
fall; descend 降 jiàng |
Chinese characters also pronunced jiàng