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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hū, hú, hǔ, hù

first tune

hū

that; at; in; from; than 乎 hū

care about; to mind 在乎 zài hū
at 在 zài	that 乎 hū

I don't care. 我不在乎 Wǒ bú zài hū
I 我 wǒ	not; don't 不 bú	care about 在乎 zài hū

exhale; cry out 呼 hū

breathe; breathing 呼吸 hū xī
exhale 呼 hū	inhale 吸 xī

suddenly; ignore 忽 hū

suddenly 忽然 hū rán
suddenly 忽 hū	just like that 然 rán

neglect; ignore 忽視 hū shì
ignore 忽 hū	view; look 視 shì

Chinese characters also pronunced hū

second tune

hú

fox 狐 hú

fox 狐狸 hú lí
fox 狐 hú	fox 狸 lí

exotic; reckless 胡 hú

mischievous; monkey business 胡鬧 hú nào
reckless 胡 hú	disturb 鬧 nào

lake 湖 hú

lakeside 湖邊 hú biān
lake 湖 hú	side; edge 邊 biān

beard; moustache 鬍 hú

beard; whiskers 鬍鬚 hú xū
beard 鬍 hú	whiskers 鬚 xū

pot; kettle 壺 hú

teapot 茶壺 chá hú
tea 茶 chá	pot; kettle 壺 hú

Chinese characters also pronunced hú

third tune

hǔ

tiger 虎 hǔ

tiger 老虎 lǎo hǔ
very 老 lǎo	tiger 虎 hǔ

Chinese characters also pronunced hǔ

fourth tune

hù

mutual; each other 互 hù

each other; mutual 互相 hù xiāng
mutual 互 hù	mutual 相 xiāng

household; account 戶 hù

client; customer 客戶 kè hù
guest; customer 客 kè	household; account 戶 hù

protect 護 hù

protect 保護 bǎo hù
protect; defend 保 bǎo	protect 護 hù

Chinese characters also pronunced hù