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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jī, jí, jǐ, jì

first tune

jī

chicken 雞 jī

chicken meat 雞肉 jī ròu
chicken 雞 jī	meat 肉 ròu

base; foundation 基 jī

basic; fundamental 基本 jī běn
base; foundation 基 jī	origin; principal 本 běn

machine chance; opportunity 機 jī

machine 機器 jī qì
machine 機 jī	device; implement 器 qì

good chance; good opportunity 良機 liáng jī
good; fine 良 liáng	chance; opportunity 機 jī

muscle 肌 jī

muscle 肌肉 jī ròu
muscle 肌 jī	meat; flesh 肉 ròu

hungry; starving 飢 jī

starving; hungry 飢餓 jī è
hungry; starving 飢 jī	hungry 餓 è

traces; relic 蹟 jī

miracle 奇蹟 qí jī
unusual; wonder 奇 qí	traces 蹟 jī

historic spot; ancient monuments 古蹟 gǔ jī
ancient 古 gǔ	relic 蹟 jī

agitate; stimulate 激 jī

exciting irritate; stimulate 刺激 cì jī
prick 刺 cì	agitate; stimulate 激 jī

excited; thrilled 激動 jī dòng
agitate; stimulate 激 jī	touch; move 動 dòng

Chinese characters also pronunced jī

second tune

jí

lucky; auspicious 吉 jí

auspicious day; propitious day 吉日 jí rì
lucky; auspicious 吉 jí	day 日 rì

urgent; hurried 急 jí

hastily; quickly and eagerly 急忙 jí máng
hurried 急 jí	busy 忙 máng

strike; hit 擊 jí

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

extreme; utmost 極 jí

Arctic; North Pole 北極 běi jí
north 北 běi	extreme; utmost 極 jí

Tai Chi 太極 tài jí
extremely 太 tài	extreme; utmost 極 jí

gather; collect 集 jí

collect; gather 收集 shōu jí
receive; collect 收 shōu	gather; collect 集 jí

rank; level; grade 級 jí

high-level; high-class 高級 gāo jí
high 高 gāo	level; grade 級 jí

Chinese characters also pronunced jí

third tune

jǐ

self; oneself 己 jǐ

oneself; one's own side 自己 zì jǐ
self 自 zì	self; oneself 己 jǐ

several; some 幾 jǐ

How many people? several people; few people 幾個人 jǐ gè rén
how many few; some 幾個 jǐ gè	people 人 rén

squeeze crowd 擠 jǐ

crowded with people packed with people 人擠人 rén jǐ rén
people 人 rén	crowd 擠 jǐ	people 人 rén

squeeze toothpaste out of a tube 擠牙膏 jǐ yá gāo
squeeze 擠 jǐ	toothpaste 牙膏 yá gāo

Chinese characters also pronunced jǐ

fourth tune

jì

season 季 jì

season 季節 jì jié
season 季 jì	festival 節 jié

skill; technique 技 jì

trick; knack 技巧 jì qiǎo
skill; technique 技 jì	clever 巧 qiǎo

remember; memorize write down 記 jì

memory; recollection 記憶 jì yì
remember; memorize 記 jì	recall to the mind 憶 yì

discipline; rules record; put down in writing 紀 jì

discipline 紀律 jì lǜ
discipline; rules 紀 jì	law; rule 律 lǜ

record; notes taken down 紀錄 jì lù
record; put down in writing 紀 jì	record 錄 lù

mail; send 寄 jì

mail a letter 寄信 jì xìn
mail 寄 jì	letter 信 xìn

trick; scheme 計 jì

plan; project 計劃 jì huà
scheme 計 jì	delimit 劃 huà

succeed; continue 繼 jì

continue carry on with; keep on 繼續 jì xù
continue 繼 jì	continue; connect 續 xù

Chinese characters also pronunced jì