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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tū, tú, tǔ, tù
first tune
tū
bald; hairless 禿 tū
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convex 凸 tū
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concave and convex 凹,凸 āo tū
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concave 凹 āo |
convex 凸 tū |
second tune
tú
picture; graph 圖 tú
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apprentice; disciples; pupils 徒 tú
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master and apprentice 師,徒 shī tú
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master 師 shī |
apprentice 徒 tú |
sudden; abrupt bulge; protrude rush out; break through 突 tú
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way; road; journey 途 tú
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paint; daub; smear 塗 tú
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kill; slaughter 屠 tú
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Chinese characters also pronunced tú
third tune
tǔ
earth; soil 土 tǔ
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Chinese characters also pronunced tǔ
fourth tune
tù
rabbit 兔 tù
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vomit; throw up 吐 tù
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