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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liāng, liáng, liǎng, liàng
second tune
liáng
cool (temperature) 涼 liáng
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nice and cool; fresh and cool pleasantly cool; cool and comfortable 涼爽 liáng shuǎng
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cool 涼 liáng |
cheerful; comfortable 爽 shuǎng |
good; fine; virtuous 良 liáng
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conscience; moral sense sense of right; inner voice 良心 liáng xīn
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good; virtuous 良 liáng |
heart 心 xīn |
grain; provisions 糧 liáng
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provisions; food provisions 糧食 liáng shí
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grain; provisions 糧 liáng |
food 食 shí |
Chinese characters also pronunced liáng
third tune
liǎng
two; both 兩 liǎng
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twice 兩次 liǎng cì
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two 兩 liǎng |
times; sequence 次 cì |
win-win solution
achieve both goals everybody is satisfied best of both worlds complete in both respects accommodate both demands (Chinese idiom) 兩全其美 liǎng quán qí měi
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both 兩 liǎng |
complete 全 quán |
which 其 qí |
good; fine 美 měi |
Chinese characters also pronunced liǎng
fourth tune
liàng
bright; shining 亮 liàng
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bright; shining; well-illuminated 明亮 míng liàng
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bright; clear 明 míng |
bright; shining 亮 liàng |
forgive; excuse 諒 liàng
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forgive; pardon; excuse 原諒 yuán liàng
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forgive 原 yuán |
forgive 諒 liàng |
amount; quantity; capacity 量 liàng
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sound volume volume of sound 音量 yīn liàng
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sound; voice 音 yīn |
amount 量 liàng |
Chinese characters also pronunced liàng