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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wān, wán, wǎn, wàn
first tune
wān
bend; bent crook; crooked 彎 wān
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bay; gulf bend of a river 灣 wān
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Chinese characters also pronunced wān
second tune
wán
pellet; small ball medical pill round mass of food 丸 wán
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meatball 肉丸 ròu wán
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meat 肉 ròu |
round mass 丸 wán |
play with; have fun 玩 wán
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finish; complete 完 wán
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Chinese characters also pronunced wán
third tune
wǎn
bowl 碗 wǎn
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late night; evening 晚 wǎn
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dinner; supper 晚餐 wǎn cān
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night; evening 晚 wǎn |
meal 餐 cān |
Chinese characters also pronunced wǎn
fourth tune
wàn
ten thousand; number 10,000 萬 wàn
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wrist 腕 wàn
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Chinese characters also pronunced wàn