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
with mp3 audio pronunciations and related video instruction lesson


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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yīn, yín, yǐn, yìn

first tune

yīn

cause; reason

yīn

sound; voice; tone

yīn

cloudy; overcast
lunar; moon
feminine principle in nature

yīn

Yin-Yang
female and male
negative and positice

陰陽

yīn yáng

feminine

yīn

masculine

yáng

Chinese characters also pronunced yīn



second tune

intone

silver

intone

chant; recite; intone

intone

Chinese characters also pronunced yín


third tune

yǐn

guide; lead
cause; induce

yǐn

drink; drinks

yǐn

hidden; concealed

yǐn

addiction

yǐn

Chinese characters also pronunced yǐn


fourth tune

yìn

print
seal; stamp

yìn

Chinese characters also pronunced yìn

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