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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dāo, dáo, dǎo, dào

first tune

dāo

knife 刀 dāo

scissors 剪刀 jiǎn dāo
cut with scissors 剪 qiān	knife 刀 dāo

talkative 叨 dāo

garrulous; talkative on trivial matters 嘮叨 lāo dāo
loquacious 嘮 lāo	talktive 叨 dāo

third tune

dǎo

island 島 dǎo

islet; small island 小島 xiǎo dǎo
small 小 xiǎo	island 島 dǎo

guide; lead 導 dǎo

leader; leading 領導 lǐng dǎo
lead; guide 領 lǐng	guide; lead 導 dǎo

tour guide 導遊 dǎo yóu
guide; lead 導 dǎo	tour; travel 遊 yóu

topple; collapse 倒 dǎo

fall down 倒下 dǎo xià
topple; collapse 倒 dǎo	down 下 xià

pray; prayer 禱 dǎo

pray 祈禱 qí dǎo
pray 祈 qí	pray; prayer 禱 dǎo

Chinese characters also pronunced dǎo

fourth tune

dào

arrive 到 dào

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

inverse pour out 倒 dào

back up a car 倒車 dào chē
inverse 倒 dào	car 車 chē

pour tea 倒茶 dào chá
pour out 倒 dào	tea 茶 chá

way; method 道 dào

reason; principle 道理 dào lǐ
way; method 道 dào	reason; logic 理 lǐ

right way; correct path 正道 zhèng dào
correct; right 正 zhèng	way; method 道 dào

thief; robber 盜 dào

robber; bandit 強盜 qiáng dào
by force 強 qiáng	thief; robber 盜 dào

Chinese characters also pronunced dào