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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zhē, zhé, zhě, zhè

retroflex tunes in Mandarin

first tune

zhē

cover; conceal

zhē

sting, bite by insects

zhē


second tune

zhé

bend; fold

zhé

wise; wiseman
sage; sagacious

zhé

philosophy

哲學

zhé xué

wise

zhé

study

xué

Chinese characters also pronunced zhé



third tune

zhě

person

zhě

ninja

忍者

rěn zhě

endure

rěn

person

zhě

Chinese characters also pronunced zhě


fourth tune

zhè

this

zhè

here; over here

這裡

zhè lǐ

this

zhè

neighborhood

Chinese characters also pronunced zhè


light tune

zhe

adverbial particle

zhe

wait and see; Let's see

等著瞧

děng zhe qiáo

wait

děng

adverbial particle

zhe

see

qiáo

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