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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tīng, tíng, tǐng, tìng

first tune

tīng

hear; listen 聽 tīng

Chinese characters also pronunced tīng

second tune

tíng

booth; kiosk; pavilion 亭 tíng

stop; stay; cease 停 tíng

front courtyard law court 庭 tíng

family; household 家庭 jiā tíng
home 家 jiā	courtyard 庭 tíng

Chinese characters also pronunced tíng

third tune

tǐng

support stand upright endure; hold out against 挺 tǐng

boat; vessel 艇 tǐng

lifeboat 救生艇 jiù shēng tǐng
save 救 jiù	life 生 shēng	boat; vessel 艇 tǐng

Chinese characters also pronunced tǐng