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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bāo, báo, bǎo, bào

first tune

bāo

include 包 bāo

tolerate kindly 包容 bāo róng
include 包 bāo	contain 容 róng

Chinese characters also pronunced bāo

second tune

báo

thin 薄 báo

thick and thin 厚,薄 hòu báo
thickness 厚 hòu	thin 薄 báo

Chinese characters also pronunced báo

third tune

bǎo

defend; protect 保 bǎo

protect 保護 bǎo hù
defend; protect 保 bǎo	defend；guard 護 hù

treasure; precious 寶 bǎo

darling baby cherished thing 寶貝 bǎo bèi
precious 寶 bǎo	shellfish 貝 bèi

eat to the full full with hunger satisfied 飽 bǎo

I am full. (have had enough to eat) 我吃飽了 Wǒ chī bǎo le
I 我 wǒ	eat 吃 chī	eat to the full 飽 bǎo	ending tag 了 le

Chinese characters also pronunced bǎo

fourth tune

bào

hug; embrace 抱 bào

embrace; cuddle 擁抱 yǒng bào
embrace 擁 yǒng	hug; embrace 抱 bào

leopard; panther 豹 bào

inform; report 報 bào

report 報告 bào gào
inform; report 報 bào	tell 告 gào

Chinese characters also pronunced bào

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bao - Mandarin pinyin tunes and vocabulary
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