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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quān, quán, quǎn, quàn
first tune
quān
circle; loop 圈 quān
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circle 圓圈 yuán quān
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circular; circle 圓 yuán |
circle; loop 圈 quān |
Chinese characters also pronunced quān
second tune
quán
all; whole 全 quán
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whole family 全家 quán jiā
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all; whole 全 quán |
home; family 家 jiā |
fist 拳 quán
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Taijiquan 太極拳 Tài-jí quán
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tai chi 太極 Tài-jí |
fist 拳 quán |
spring; fountain 泉 quán
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spring water 泉水 quán shuǐ
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spring; fountain 泉 quán |
water 水 shuǐ |
power; legal rights 權 quán
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power; authority 權力 quán lì
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power 權 quán |
force 力 lì |
rights; legal rights 權利 quán lì
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legal rights 權 quán |
advantage; benefit 利 lì |
Chinese characters also pronunced quán
third tune
quǎn
dog; canine 犬 quǎn
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fierce dog 惡犬 è quǎn
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wicked 惡 è |
dog 犬 quǎn |
Chinese characters also pronunced quǎn
fourth tune
quàn
ticket 券 quàn
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admission ticket 入場券 rù chǎng quàn
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enter 入 rù |
field 場 chǎng |
ticket 券 quàn |
persuade 勸 quàn
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advise 勸告 quàn gào
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persuade 勸 quàn |
tell 告 gào |