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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dī, dí, dǐ, dì

first tune

dī

low 低 dī

high and low 高,低 gāo dī
high 高 gāo	low 低 dī

drip; drop 滴 dī

dripping water 滴水 dī shuǐ
drip 滴 dī	water 水 shuǐ

raindrop; drops of rain 雨滴 yǔ dī
rain 雨 yǔ	drop 滴 dī

Chinese characters also pronunced dī

second tune

dí

flute 笛 dí

flute; bamboo flute 笛子 dí zi
flute 笛 dí	suffix 子 zi

enlighten; teach 迪 dí

inspire; open and enlighten the mind 啟迪 qǐ dí
open; enlighten 啟 qǐ	enlighten; teach 迪 dí

enemy; opponent 敵 dí

enemy 敵人 dí rén
enemy; opponent 敵 dí	people 人 rén

Chinese characters also pronunced dí

third tune

dǐ

bottom 底 dǐ

under; below 底下 dǐ xià
bottom 底 dǐ	below; under 下 xià

against 抵 dǐ

resist 抵抗 dǐ kàng
against 抵 dǐ	resist; oppose 抗 kàng

Chinese characters also pronunced dǐ

fourth tune

dì

land; ground 地 dì

land 土地 tǔ dì
soil; earth 土 tǔ	land; ground 地 dì

young brother 弟 dì

brothers 兄弟 xiōng dì
elder brother 兄 xiōng	young brother 弟 dì

order; rank 第 dì

number one 第一名 dì yī míng
order; rank 第 dì	one 一 yī	name; fame 名 míng

emperor 帝 dì

emperor 皇帝 huáng dì
emperor 皇 huáng	emperor 帝 dì

pass over; hand over 遞, 递 dì

express delivery; special delivery 快遞, 快递 kuài dì
fast; quick 快 kuài	pass over; hand over 遞, 递 dì

Chinese characters also pronunced dì