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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lü, lǘ, lǚ, lǜ
second tune
lǘ
donkey ass; jackass 驢 lǘ
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donkey 驢子 lǘ zi
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donkey 驢 lǘ |
suffix 子 zi |
Chinese characters also pronunced lǘ
third tune
lǚ
mate; companion 侶 lǚ
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companion intimate partner 伴侶 bàn lǚ
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accompany 伴 bàn |
companion 侶 lǚ |
aluminium (metal) 鋁 lǚ
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travel; journey 旅 lǚ
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journey; travel 旅行 lǚ xíng
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travel 旅 lǚ |
go; walk 行 xíng |
Chinese characters also pronunced lǚ
fourth tune
lǜ
green 綠 lǜ
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green tea 綠茶 lǜ chá
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green 綠 lǜ |
tea 茶 chá |
law; rule 律 lǜ
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laws legislation; enactments 法律 fǎ lǜ
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law 法 fǎ |
law; rule 律 lǜ |
rate; proportion 率 lǜ
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efficiency 效率 xiào lǜ
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effect 效 xiào |
rate 率 lǜ |
consider; concern ponder; think over 慮 lǜ
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consider think it through take account of 考慮 kǎo lǜ
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check 考 kǎo |
consider; think over 慮 lǜ |
anxiety feeling of worry, nervousness about uncertain outcome 焦慮 jiāo lǜ
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restless 焦 jiāo |
concern 慮 lǜ |
Chinese characters also pronunced lǜ