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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hē, hé, hě, hè

first tune

hē

to drink 喝 hē

drink water 喝水 hē shuǐ
to drink 喝 hē	water 水 shuǐ

Chinese characters also pronunced hē

second tune

hé

river 河 hé

hippo 河馬 hé mǎ
river 河 hé	horse 馬 mǎ

peaceful; harmonious 和 hé

peace 和平 hé píng
peaceful 和 hé	equal; fair 平 píng

combine; unite 合 hé

cooperate; cooperation 合作 hé zuò
combine; unite 合 hé	act; work 作 zuò

Chinese characters also pronunced hé

fourth tune

hè

congratulate; felicitate 賀 hè

express felicitations 賀喜 hè xǐ
congratulate; felicitate 賀 hè	joy 喜 xǐ

crane 鶴 hè

Chinese characters also pronunced hè