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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tiāo, tiáo, tiǎo, tiào

first tune

tiāo

pick; select carry on shoulder 挑 tiāo

Chinese characters also pronunced tiāo

second tune

tiáo

tune; adjust mix; blend 調 tiáo

long narrow strip or piece 條 tiáo

Chinese characters also pronunced tiáo

third tune

tiǎo

pick 挑 tiǎo

challenge 挑戰 tiǎo zhàn
pick 挑 tiǎo	fight 戰 zhàn

Chinese characters also pronunced tiǎo

fourth tune

tiào

jump 跳 tiào

gaze afar 眺 tiào

Chinese characters also pronunced tiào