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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liāo, liáo, liǎo, liào

second tune

liáo

chat 聊 liáo

chat; talk informally informal conversation 聊天 liáo tiān
chat 聊 liáo	sky; heaven 天 tiān

therapy cure; heal 療 liáo

therapy treatment; cure a disease medical treatment 治療 zhì liáo
cure 治 zhì	therapy 療 liáo

Chinese characters also pronunced liáo

third tune

liǎo

finish; settle know; understand 了 liǎo

realize; understand clearly understand; understanding comprehend; comprehension 了解 liǎo jiě
know; understand 了 liǎo	understand; solve 解 jiě

unfinished love incomplete romance 未了情 wèi liǎo qíng
not yet 未 wèi	finish 了 liǎo	love; sentiment 情 qíng

Chinese characters also pronunced liǎo

fourth tune

liào

material; stuff expect; anticipate 料 liào

ingredients raw materials 原料 yuán liào
original 原 yuán	material 料 liào

anticipate; expect foresee; fortell; presuppose 預料 yù liào
beforehand 預 yù	anticipate 料 liào

Chinese characters also pronunced liào