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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dāi, dái, dǎi, dài

first tune

dāi

stupid expressionless 呆 dāi

idiot; stupid person 呆子 dāi zi
stupid 呆 dāi	suffix 子 zi

dumbfounded; astounded 呆住了 dāi zhù le
expressionless 呆 dāi	cease 住 zhù	ending tag 了 le

Chinese characters also pronunced dāi

third tune

dǎi

bad; wicked 歹 dǎi

evildoer; outlaw 歹徒 dǎi tú
bad; wicked 歹 dǎi	follower 徒 tú

Chinese characters also pronunced dǎi

fourth tune

dài

substitute generation 代 dài

represent; representative 代表 dài biǎo
substitute 代 dài	express 表 biǎo

offspring; descendant 後代 hòu dài
behind; later 後 hòu	generation 代 dài

wait for 待 dài

wait for 等待 děng dài
wait 等 děng	wait for 待 dài

belt bring 帶 dài

leather belt 皮帶 pí dài
leather 皮 pí	belt 帶 dài

Take me away 帶我走 dài wǒ zǒu
bring 帶 dài	me, I 我 wǒ	go; leave 走 zǒu

wear; put on 戴 dài

wear a hat 戴帽子 dài mào-zi
wear; put on 戴 dài	hat 帽子 mào-zi

idle; lazy 怠 dài

tired; weary 倦怠 juàn dài
weary; tired 倦 juàn	idle; lazy 怠 dài

bag; pocket 袋 dài

pocket 口袋 kǒu dài
mouth; opening 口 kǒu	bag; pocket 袋 dài

kangaroo 袋鼠 dài shǔ
bag; pocket 袋 dài	mouse; rat 鼠 shǔ

loan 貸 dài

mortgage loan 房貸 fáng dài
house 房 fáng	loan 貸 dài

Chinese characters also pronunced dài