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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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lōu, lóu, lǒu, lòu

second tune

lóu

multi-story building
floor (story) of a high building

lóu

upstairs

樓上

lóu shàng

floor of a building

lóu

upper; above

shàng

downstairs

樓下

lóu xià

floor of a building

lóu

down; under

xià

Chinese characters also pronunced lóu


third tune

lǒu

hug; embrace; cuddle

lǒu

basket; bamboo basket

lǒu

bamboo basket

竹簍

zhú lǒu

bamboo

zhú

basket

lǒu


fourth tune

lòu

leak; drip
divulge; disclose

lòu

leaking water

漏水

lòu shuǐ

leak

lòu

water

shuǐ

disclose (secret)
leak out (information)

洩漏

xiè lòu

leak out

xiè

leak; disclose

lòu

undesirable; insignificant
vulgar; unrefined; unfavorable

lòu

simple and crude
primitive and rough

簡陋

jiǎn lòu

simple

jiǎn

vulgar; unrefined

lòu

show; appear

lòu

display one's abilities
show off one's abilities

(Chinese idiom)

露一手

lòu yì shǒu

show

lòu

one

hand

shǒu

Chinese characters also pronunced lòu

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