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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pī, pí, pǐ, pì

first tune

pī

quantify the number of horses 匹 pī

criticize batch of goods or people 批 pī

criticize; criticism comment; animadversion 批評 pī píng
criticize 批 pī	review; criticize 評 píng

chop with ax or big sword 劈 pī

thunderclap sudden peal of thunder 霹 pī

thunderbolt; crack of thunder 霹靂 pī lì
thunderclap 霹 pī	sudden peal of thunder 靂 lì

Chinese characters also pronunced pī

second tune

pí

skin; leather 皮 pí

tired 疲 pí

tired; tiredness weary; fatigue 疲勞 pí láo
tired 疲 pí	exhausted 勞 láo

spleen (organ) 脾 pí

disposition temper; temperament 脾氣 pí qì
spleen 脾 pí	air; spirit 氣 qì

Chinese characters also pronunced pí

third tune

pǐ

ruffian; riffraff 痞 pǐ

evil; bad luck; disadvantage 否 pǐ

extreme sorrow turns to joy After extreme bad luck, comes good luck. (Chinese idiom) 否極泰來 pǐ jí tài lái
bad luck 否 pǐ	extreme 極 jí	safe and tranquil 泰 tài	come 來 lái

Chinese characters also pronunced pǐ

fourth tune

pì

fart 屁 pì

analogy; example give an example 譬 pì

develop; establish; open up 闢 pì

Chinese characters also pronunced pì