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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dā, dá, dǎ, dà

first tune

dā

match; build 搭 dā

collocate; pair up 搭配 dā pèi
match 搭 dā	match 配 pèi

build; construct 搭建 dā jiàn
build 搭 dā	establish 建 jiàn

Chinese characters also pronunced dā

second tune

dá

answer; reply 答 dá

questions and answers 問,答 wèn dá
ask 問 wèn	answer; reply 答 dá

reach successful 達 dá

arrival; reach at 到達 dào dá
reach 到 dào	reach 達 dá

prosperous flourishing financially 發達 fā dá
develop 發 fā	successful 達 dá

Chinese characters also pronunced dá

third tune

dǎ

beat; strike 打 dǎ

beat drums 打鼓 dǎ gǔ
beat; strike 打 dǎ	drum 鼓 gǔ

play ball 打球 dǎ qiú
beat; strike 打 dǎ	ball 球 qiú

fourth tune

dà

big 大 dà

big and small 大,小 dà xiǎo
big 大 dà	small 小 xiǎo

poised generous 大方 dà fāng
big 大 dà	direction; square 方 fāng