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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wāng, wáng, wǎng, wàng
first tune
wāng
vast and deep (of water) 汪 wāng
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big ocean; mighty ocean; boundless seas 汪洋 wāng yáng
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vast and deep 汪 wāng |
sea; ocean 洋 yáng |
second tune
wáng
king 王 wáng
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die; dead flee; gone 亡 wáng
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third tune
wǎng
net; network 網 wǎng
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go toward depart for; bound for past; formerly; bygone 往 wǎng
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bygones; past events 往事 wǎng shì
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past; bygone 往 wǎng |
things; affairs 事 shì |
Chinese characters also pronunced wǎng
fourth tune
wàng
forget 忘 wàng
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prosperous; successful in business 旺 wàng
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hope; wish for watch; look over fame; prestige 望 wàng
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absurd; irrational; presumptuous 妄 wàng
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