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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chī, chí, chǐ, chì

first tune

chī

eat 吃 chī

eat rice have a meal 吃飯 chī fàn
eat 吃 chī	cooked rice; meal 飯 fàn

infatuated; obsessed 痴 chī

foolish passion; blind love 痴情 chī qíng
infatuated; obsessed 痴 chī	sentiment; affection 情 qíng

Chinese characters also pronunced chī

second tune

chí

pond; pool 池 chí

swimming pool 游泳池 yóu yǒng chí
swim 游泳 yóu yǒng		pond; pool 池 chí

hold; keep 持 chí

insist; persist 堅持 jiān chí
firm; unwavering 堅 jiān	hold; keep 持 chí

late; delayed 遲 chí

arrive late; delay in arrival 遲到 chí dào
late; delayed 遲 chí	reach; arrive 到 dào

spoon 匙 chí

soup spoon; tablespoon 湯匙 tāng chí
soup 湯 tāng	spoon 匙 chí

Chinese characters also pronunced chí

third tune

chǐ

shame; disgrace 恥 chǐ

shameless 無恥 wú chǐ
without 無 wú	shame 恥 chǐ

tooth; teeth 齒 chǐ

tooth 牙齒 yá chǐ
tooth 牙 yá	tooth; teeth 齒 chǐ

Chinese characters also pronunced chǐ

fourth tune

chì

upbraid; repel 斥 chì

reproach; reprimand 斥責 chì zé
upbraid 斥 chì	reproach; reprove 責 zé

exclude; repulsion 排斥 pái chì
arrange 排 pái	repel 斥 chì

scarlet; bare 赤 chì

equator 赤道 chì dào
scarlet 赤 chì	way; path 道 dào

barefoot 赤腳 chì jiǎo
bare 赤 chì	foot 腳 jiǎo

wings 翅 chì

wings 翅膀 chì bǎng
wings 翅 chì	upper arm 膀 bǎng

Chinese characters also pronunced chì