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 溫 wēn
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plague; pestilence; epidemic 瘟 wēn
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second tune
wén
language writing; article elegant; gentle; refined 文 wén
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Chinese language 中文 zhōng wén
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Chinese 中 zhōng |
language 文 wén |
culture 文化 wén huà
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elegant; refined 文 wén |
influence 化 huà |
mosquito 蚊 wén
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stripes; streaks 紋 wén
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hear; smell well-known; fame news 聞 wén
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news 新聞 xīn wén
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new 新 xīn |
news 聞 wén |
Chinese characters also pronunced wén
third tune
wěn
kiss 吻 wěn
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stable; steady 穩 wěn
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Chinese characters also pronunced wěn
fourth tune
wèn
ask; inquire after 問 wèn
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Q&A questions and answers 問,答 wèn dá
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ask 問 wèn |
answer 答 dá |
Chinese characters also pronunced wèn