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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jū, jú, jǔ, jù

first tune

jū

reside; dwell 居 jū

resident; inhabitant 居民 jū mín
reside; dwell 居 jū	people 民 mín

detain; arrest confined; restrained 拘 jū

restrained; ill at ease 拘束 jū shù
restrained 拘 jū	constraint 束 shù

Chinese characters also pronunced jū

second tune

jú

game; set bureau 局 jú

out of a game 出局 chū jú
out 出 chū	game 局 jú

chrysanthemum 菊 jú

chrysanthemum flower 菊花 jú huā
chrysanthemum 菊 jú	flower 花 huā

bow gesture 鞠 jú

bow gesture of respect 鞠躬 jú gōng
bow 鞠 jú	bend the body 躬 gōng

tangerine; mandarin orange 橘 jú

mandarin orange; tangerine 橘子 jú zi
tangerine 橘 jú	suffix 子 zi

Chinese characters pronunced jú

third tune

jǔ

raise; lift up 舉 jǔ

raise one's hand lift up one's hand 舉手 jǔ shǒu
raise; lift up 舉 jǔ	hand 手 shǒu

weight lifting (sport) 舉重 jǔ zhòng
lift up 舉 jǔ	weight 重 zhòng

rule; regulation square 矩 jǔ

rules; manners; well-behaved 規矩 guī jǔ
rule 規 guī	rule; regulation 矩 jǔ

rectangle; rectangular figure 矩形 jǔ xíng
square 矩 jǔ	form; shape 形 xíng

Chinese characters also pronunced jǔ

fourth tune

jù

huge; giantic 巨 jù

giant; colossus 巨人 jù rén
huge; giantic 巨 jù	people 人 rén

refuse; resist 拒 jù

refuse reject; say no 拒絕 jù jué
refuse 拒 jù	discontinue 絕 jué

resist 抗拒 kàng jù
resist 抗 kàng	resist 拒 jù

distance; away from 距 jù

distance 距離 jù lí
distance 距 jù	part from 離 lí

sentence; line of verse 句 jù

sentence 句子 jù zi
sentence 句 jù	suffix 子 zi

tool; unensil 具 jù

tool; implement 工具 gōng jù
work 工 gōng	tool; unensil 具 jù

toy 玩具 wán jù
play 玩 wán	tool; unensil 具 jù

gather; get together 聚 jù

gathering; get together 聚會 jù huì
get together 聚 jù	meeting 會 huì

drama; play acute; severe 劇 jù

comedy 喜劇 xǐ jù
joy 喜 xǐ	drama; play 劇 jù

severe; acute 劇烈 jù liè
acute; severe 劇 jù	intense; violent 烈 liè

occupy proof; according to 據 jù

occupy 佔據 zhàn jù
occupy 佔 zhàn	occupy 據 jù

evidence; proof 證據 zhèng jù
prove; evidence 證 zhèng	proof 據 jù

reportedly; according to what some say 據說 jù shuō
according to 據 jù	say 說 shuō

saw; cut with a saw 鋸 jù

saw (tool) 鋸子 jù zi
saw 鋸 jù	suffix 子 zi

Chinese characters also pronunced jù