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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kuāng, kuáng, kuǎng, kuàng
first tune
kuāng
frame 框 kuāng
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picture frame; photo frame 相框 xiàng kuāng
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picture; photo 相 xiàng |
frame 框 kuāng |
Chinese characters also pronunced kuāng
second tune
kuáng
crazy; mad wild; unrestrained enthusiast; a wild fan 狂 kuáng
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insane; crazy 瘋狂 fēng kuáng
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insane 瘋 fēng |
crazy; mad 狂 kuáng |
workaholic 工作狂 gōng zuò kuáng
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work 工作 gōng zuò |
enthusiast 狂 kuáng |
Chinese characters also pronunced kuáng
fourth tune
kuàng
condition; situation 況 kuàng
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status; condition 狀況 zhuàng kuàng
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form; state 狀 zhuàng |
condition; situation 況 kuàng |
mine; mineral or ore deposits 礦 kuàng
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miner; mineworker 礦工 kuàng gōng
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mine 礦 kuàng |
worker 工 gōng |
Chinese characters also pronunced kuàng