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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lā, lá, lǎ, là

first tune

lā

pull; drag haul; lug 拉 lā

pull apart; pull away space out; increase the distance between 拉開 lā kāi
pull 拉 lā	open 開 kāi

Chinese characters also pronunced lā

third tune

lǎ

woodwind instrument 喇 lǎ

trumpet loudspeaker 喇叭 lǎ bā
woodwind instrument 喇 lǎ	trumpet 淺 bā

fourth tune

là

spicy; hot; pungent 辣 là

chili pepper; hot pepper capsicum; red pepper 辣椒 là jiāo
spicy 辣 là	pepper 椒 jiāo

wax 蠟 là

candle 蠟燭 là zhú
wax 蠟 là	candle 燭 zhú

Chinese characters also pronunced là