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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qiē, qié, qiě, qiè
first tune
qiē
cut; slice 切 qiē
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cut meat 切肉 qiē ròu
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cut; slice 切 qiē |
meat 肉 ròu |
second tune
qié
eggplant; tomato 茄 qié
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eggplant 茄子 qié zi
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eggplant 茄 qié |
suffix 子 zi |
third tune
qiě
further; as well as 且 qiě
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wait a moment 且慢 qiě màn
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further; as well as 且 qiě |
slow 慢 màn |
fourth tune
qiè
concubine 妾 qiè
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steal 竊 qiè
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steal 偷竊 tōu qiè
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steal 偷 tōu |
steal 竊 qiè |
Chinese characters also pronunced qiè