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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zhōng, zhóng, zhǒng, zhòng
first tune
zhōng
middle; center 中 zhōng
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China 中國 zhōng guó
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middle; center 中 zhōng |
nation 國 guó |
heart; inner feelings 衷 zhōng
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end; finally 終 zhōng
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clock bell; hanging bell 鐘 zhōng
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Chinese characters also pronunced zhōng
third tune
zhǒng
kind; type; sort 種 zhǒng
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swollen; swelling 腫 zhǒng
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Chinese characters also pronunced zhǒng
fourth tune
zhòng
hit; fit for 中 zhòng
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win a prize 中獎 zhòng jiǎng
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hit 中 zhòng |
prize 獎 jiǎng |
middle; internediate 仲 zhòng
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midsummer 仲夏 zhòng xià
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middle 仲 zhòng |
summer 夏 xià |
heavy; weighty 重 zhòng
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plant; grow 種 zhòng
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many; numerous 眾 zhòng
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crowd; people 群眾 qún zhòng
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group 群 qún |
crowd 眾 zhòng |