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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zhān, zhán, zhǎn, zhàn
first tune
zhān
dip; receive favors soak; wet; moisten 沾 zhān
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Chinese characters also pronunced zhān
third tune
zhǎn
extend; expand exhibit; exhibition 展 zhǎn
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chop; cut off behead; decapitate 斬 zhǎn
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Chinese characters also pronunced zhǎn
fourth tune
zhàn
occupy 佔 zhàn
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stand stop; station; service point 站 zhàn
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war; battle fight; fighting 戰 zhàn
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temporary; provisional 暫 zhàn
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provisional; temporary 暫時 zhàn shí
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temporary 暫 zhàn |
time 時 shí |
Chinese characters also pronunced zhàn