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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jiū, jiú, jiǔ, jiù

first tune

jiū

pull; drag; seize; clutch 揪 jiū

Chinese characters also pronunced jiū

third tune

jiǔ

nine; number 9 九 jiǔ

long time 久 jiǔ

wine liquor; alcoholic drink 酒 jiǔ

Chinese characters also pronunced jiǔ

fourth tune

jiù

save; rescue 救 jiù

used; secondhand past; former; outdated 舊 jiù

maternal uncle; mother's brother 舅 jiù

Chinese characters also pronunced jiù