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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gōng, góng, gǒng, gòng

first tune

gōng

bow 弓 gōng

bow and arrow 弓箭 gōng jiàn
bow 弓 gōng	arrow 箭 jiàn

labor; work 工 gōng

workman; laborer 工人 gōng rén
labor; work 工 gōng	people 人 rén

work; achievement 功 gōng

kung fu; Chinese martial art 功夫 gōng fū
work; achievement 功 gōng	master 夫 fū

credit; praiseworthy achievement 功勞 gōng láo
work; achievement 功 gōng	work 勞 láo

attack 攻 gōng

attack 攻擊 gōng jí
attack 攻 gōng	hit; strike 擊 jí

fair public 公 gōng

fair; treating people equally 公平 gōng píng
fair 公 gōng	equal; fair 平 píng

citizen of a particular country 公民 gōng mín
public 公 gōng	people 民 mín

respectful 恭 gōng

congratulations 恭喜 gōng xǐ
respectful 恭 gōng	joy; happy 喜 xǐ

Chinese characters also pronunced gōng

third tune

gǒng

solidify 鞏 gǒng

strengthen; solidify 鞏固 gǒng gù
solidify 鞏 gǒng	solid; make firm 固 gù

Chinese characters also pronunced gǒng

fourth tune

gòng

common; altogether 共 gòng

coexist; survive together 共存 gòng cún
common; altogether 共 gòng	exist 存 cún

common interest 共同利益 gòng tóng lì yì
common 共同 gòng tóng	interests; benefits 利益 lì yì

Chinese characters also pronunced gòng

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