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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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kūn, kún, kǔn, kùn

first tune

kūn

group; numerous

kūn

insect

昆蟲

kūn chóng

group; numerous

kūn

bug

chóng

female; feminine
Earth (opposite to Heaven)

kūn

Heaven and Earth (I-Ching)

乾坤

qián kūn

male; Heaven

qián

female; Earth

kūn

Chinese characters also pronunced kūn


third tune

kǔn

tie with string or cord
bind; bundle up

kǔn

bundle; bunch
tie up; bundle up

kǔn

Chinese characters also pronunced kǔn


fourth tune

kùn

stranded; trapped; besieged

kùn

difficult; difficulty

困難

kùn nán

stranded; trapped

kùn

difficult

nán

sleepy; feel sleepy
doze off

kùn

I am sleepy

我好睏

wǒ hǎo kùn

I

quite; very

hǎo

sleepy

kùn

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