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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zōu, zóu, zǒu, zòu
first tune
zōu
talk nonsense make up story 謅 zōu
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Chinese characters also pronunced zōu
third tune
zǒu
walk; go on foot leave; depart; go away 走 zǒu
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fourth tune
zòu
play music instruments 奏 zòu
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musical performance performance of music 演奏 yǎn zòu
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play; perform 演 yǎn |
play music instruments 奏 zòu |
beat up strike with the fists 揍 zòu
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rapid; swift; prompt sudden; abrupt; unexpected 驟 zòu
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