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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kuān, kuán, kuǎn, kuàn
first tune
kuān
wide; broad relax; relieve 寬 kuān
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wide and narrow 寬,窄 kuān zhǎi
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wide; broad 寬 kuān |
narrow 窄 zhǎi |
relieved free from worry awkwardness 寬心 kuān xīn
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relax; relieve 寬 kuān |
heart 心 xīn |
third tune
kuǎn
money; funds entertain; treat well 款 kuǎn
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loan 貸款 dài kuǎn
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loan; borrow 貸 dài |
money; funds 款 kuǎn |
treat or entertain hospitably 款待 kuǎn dài
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treat well 款 kuǎn |
treat 待 dài |