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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jiā, jiá, jiǎ, jià

first tune

jiā

home; family 家 jiā

family member 家人 jiā rén
home; family 家 jiā	people 人 rén

add; increase 加 jiā

add and subtract 加,減 jiā jiǎn
add 加 jiā	subtract 減 jiǎn

good; beautiful 佳 jiā

beautiful woman; pretty woman 佳人 jiā rén
beautiful 佳 jiā	person 人 rén

excellent praise; glorify 嘉 jiā

praise; approve of (something or someone) 嘉許 jiā xǔ
praise; glorify 嘉 jiā	praise 許 rén

Chinese characters also pronunced jiā

second tune

jiá

clip press from both sides 夾 jiá

clip tightly 夾緊 jiá jǐn
to clip 夾 jiá	tight 緊 jǐn

cheek 頰 jiá

cheek (of the face) 臉頰 liǎn jiá
face 臉 liǎn	cheek 頰 jiá

Chinese characters also pronunced jiá

third tune

jiǎ

fake; false 假 jiǎ

true or false; genuine or sham 真,假 zhēn jiǎ
true 真 zhēn	fake; false 假 jiǎ

Chinese characters also pronunced jiǎ

fourth tune

jià

vacation; holiday 假 jià

spend one's holidays; enjoy a vacation 度假 dù jià
spend (time) 度 dù	vacation; holiday 假 jià

price; value 價 jià

special price; bargain price 特價 tè jià
special 特 tè	price 價 jià

rack; shelf; stand 架 jià

bookrack; bookshelf 書架 shū jià
book 書 shū	rack; shelf 架 jià

drive (a vehicle) 駕 jià

driver's license 駕照 jià zhào
drive 駕 jià	license; permit 照 zhào

marry a man 嫁 jià

Marry me (propose to a woman) 嫁給我 jià gěi wǒ
marry a man 嫁 jià	give; to 給 gěi	me; I 我 wǒ

Chinese characters also pronunced jià