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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wēn, wén, wěn, wèn

first tune

wēn

warm; lukewarm
temperature

wēn

plague; pestilence; epidemic

wēn


second tune

wén

language
writing; article
elegant; gentle; refined

wén

Chinese language

中文

zhōng wén

Chinese

zhōng

language

wén

culture

文化

wén huà

elegant; refined

wén

influence

huà

mosquito

wén

stripes; streaks

wén

hear; smell
well-known; fame
news

wén

news

新聞

xīn wén

new

xīn

news

wén

Chinese characters also pronunced wén


third tune

wěn

kiss

wěn

stable; steady

wěn

Chinese characters also pronunced wěn


fourth tune

wèn

ask; inquire after

wèn

Q&A
questions and answers

問,答

wèn dá

ask

wèn

answer

Chinese characters also pronunced wèn

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