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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zuān, zuán, zuǎn, zuàn
first tune
zuān
drill; bore (hole) 鑽 zuān
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bore a hole, tunnel 鑽洞 zuān dòng
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drill; bore 鑽 zuān |
hole 洞 dòng |
third tune
zuǎn
edit; compile 纂 zuǎn
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fourth tune
zuàn
diamond 鑽 zuàn
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diamond 鑽石 zuàn shí
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diamond 鑽 zuàn |
stone 石 shí |
Chinese characters also pronunced zuàn