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 因 yīn
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sound; voice; tone 音 yīn
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cloudy; overcast lunar; moon feminine principle in nature 陰 yīn
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Yin-Yang female and male negative and positice 陰陽 yīn yáng
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feminine 陰 yīn |
masculine 陽 yáng |
Chinese characters also pronunced yīn
second tune
intone
silver 銀 intone
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chant; recite; intone 吟 intone
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Chinese characters also pronunced yín
third tune
yǐn
guide; lead cause; induce 引 yǐn
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drink; drinks 飲 yǐn
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hidden; concealed 隱 yǐn
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addiction 癮 yǐn
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Chinese characters also pronunced yǐn
fourth tune
yìn
print seal; stamp 印 yìn
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Chinese characters also pronunced yìn