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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pāi, pái, pǎi, pài

first tune

pāi

pat; clap hit with palm 拍 pāi

applaud; clap hands 拍手 pāi shǒu
pat; clap 拍 pāi	hand 手 shǒu

second tune

pái

row; line arrange; put in order 排 pái

line up; arrange in a line 排隊 pái duì
line; arrange 排 pái	line; team 隊 duì

arrange; arrangement fix something up; map something out 安排 ān pái
set; install 安 ān	arrange 排 pái

brand; trademark plaque; plate; tablet cards of games; playing cards 牌 pái

nameplate; name tag famous brand; well-known brand 名牌 míng pái
name; fame 名 míng	brand; trademark 牌 pái

gold medal 金牌 jīn pái
gold 金 jīn	plate; tablet 牌 pái

play cards; card playing 玩牌 wán pái
play 玩 wán	playing cards 牌 pái

Chinese characters also pronunced pái

fourth tune

pài

assign; dispatch; send a person branch; division; clique; faction 派 pài

Chinese characters also pronunced pài