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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

shuāi, shuái, shuǎi, shuài

first tune

shuāi

stumble; fall down

shuāi

bad luck
decay; grow weaker

shuāi


third tune

shuǎi

fling; throw; toss
leave behind; dump someone

shuǎi


fourth tune

shuài

handsome
dashing, smart-looking
commander-in-chief

shuài

lead; command
rash; impetuous
frank; straightforward

shuài

lead; conduct; command

率領

shuài lǐng

lead; command

shuài

lead

lǐng

recklessness; straight tempered

率性

shuài xìng

frank; straightforward

shuài

nature; temperament

xìng

Chinese characters also pronunced shuài

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