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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mū, mú, mǔ, mù
third tune
mǔ
mother female animal 母 mǔ
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parents father and mother 父母 fù mǔ
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father 父 fù |
mother 母 mǔ |
hen; female chicken 母雞 mǔ jī
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female animal 母 mǔ |
chicken 雞 jī |
Chinese characters also pronunced mǔ
fourth tune
mù
wood; wooden 木 mù
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carpenter; woodworker 木匠 mù jiàng
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wood 木 mù |
craftsman 匠 jiàng |
eye division; category 目 mù
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goal; target 目標 mù biāo
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eye 目 mù |
mark 標 biāo |
catalogue; table of contents 目錄 mù lù
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division; category 目 mù |
record 錄 lù |
shepherd; herd domestic animals 牧 mù
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herdsman; shepherd 牧人 mù rén
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shepherd 牧 mù |
person 人 rén |
grave; tomb 墓 mù
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recruit; enlist raise, collect money 募 mù
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fundraising; raise funds 募款 mù kuǎn
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raise, collect 募 mù |
money; funds 款 kuǎn |
Chinese characters also pronunced mù