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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mān, mán, mǎn, màn
second tune
mán
eel (fish) 鰻 mán
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savage; barbarous 蠻 mán
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barbarous brutal; uncivilized 野蠻 yě mán
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wild 野 yě |
barbarous 蠻 mán |
Chinese characters also pronunced mán
third tune
mǎn
full; filled; packed satisfactory 滿 mǎn
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fill something up full of something 充滿 chōng mǎn
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fill 充 chōng |
full; filled 滿 mǎn |
satisfy; satisfied content; fulfilling gratification; satisfaction 滿足 mǎn zú
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satisfactory 滿 mǎn |
enough 足 zú |
fourth tune
màn
slow 慢 màn
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fast and slow 快,慢 kuài màn
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fast 快 kuài |
slow 慢 màn |
overflow; everywhere casual; unrestrained 漫 màn
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romantic conducive to the expression of love 浪漫 làng màn
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unrestrained 浪 làng |
unrestrained 漫 màn |
Chinese characters also pronunced màn