Traditional and classic Chinese calligraphic symbols, words, idioms and proverbs for your art design. Created by Andres Leo since 2001.

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Index of Chinese Phrases and Vocabulary
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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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retroflex tunes in Mandarin

shē, shé, shě, shè

first tune

shē

luxurious; extravagant

shē

luxury; luxurious
extravagant; extravagance

奢侈

shē chǐ

luxurious; extravagant

shē

wasteful; exaggerate

chǐ

Chinese characters also pronunced shē


second tune

shé

tongue

shé

snake

shé

Chinese characters also pronunced shé


third tune

shě

let go; give up; abandon

shě


fourth tune

shè

shoot; eject; emit

shè

amnesty; pardon

shè

society; community
association; organization

shè

society; community

社會

shè huì

society; community

shè

meet together

huì

establish; set up

shè

design

設計

shè jì

set up

shè

plan

Chinese characters also pronunced shè

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