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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bān, bán, bǎn, bàn

first tune

bān

move 搬 bān

move house 搬家 bān jiā
move 搬 bān	home 家 jiā

spots; specks 斑 bān

zebra 斑馬 bān mǎ
spots; specks 斑 bān	horse 馬 mǎ

class; working shift 班 bān

on duty 上班 shàng bān
up 上 shàng	working shift 班 bān

off duty 下班 xià bān
down 下 xià	working shift 班 bān

Chinese characters also pronunced bān

third tune

bǎn

board; slab 板 bǎn

wood plank 木板 mù bǎn
wood 木 mù	board; slab 板 bǎn

edition 版 bǎn

publish 出版 chū bǎn
out 出 chū	edition 版 bǎn

Chinese characters also pronunced bǎn

fourth tune

bàn

half 半 bàn

half a year 半年 bàn nián
half 半 bàn	year 年 nián

companion 伴 bàn

accompany 陪伴 péi bàn
accompany 陪 péi	companion 伴 bàn

blend; mix 拌 bàn

stir to mix 攪拌 jiǎo bàn
stir 攪 jiǎo	blend; mix 拌 bàn

disguise as 扮 bàn

dress up; make up 打扮 dǎ bàn
play 打 dǎ	dressed up as 扮 bàn

do; handle 辦 bàn

way; method 辦法 bàn fǎ
do; handle 辦 bàn	method 法 fǎ

Chinese characters also pronunced bàn