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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līng, líng, lǐng, lìng

first tune

līng

lift, carry with hand 拎 līng

second tune

líng

zero; number 0 零 líng

bell; small bell 鈴 líng

doorbell 門鈴 mén líng
door 門 mén	bell 鈴 líng

age 齡 líng

age (of a person) 年齡 nián líng
year 年 nián	age 齡 líng

spirit; soul clever; quick effective; efficacious 靈 líng

soul essence of something 靈魂 líng hún
spirit; soul 靈 líng	soul 魂 hún

light handed nimble and skillful dexterous and ingenious 靈巧 líng qiǎo
clever; quick 靈 líng	clever; skillful 巧 qiǎo

not to work properly out of order; break down fail of magic or witchcraft 失靈 shī líng
lose 失 shī	effective; efficacious 靈 líng

Body, Mind, Soul 身心靈 shēn xīn líng
body 身 shēn	heart; mind 心 xīn	soul 靈 líng

antelope; pronghorn 羚 líng

Chinese characters also pronunced líng

third tune

lǐng

lead; guide get; receive 領 lǐng

team leader leader of a team tour leader, tour conductor 領隊 lǐng duì
lead; guide 領 lǐng	team 隊 duì

withdraw money (from bank or ATM) get paid from the hirer, employer 領錢 lǐng qián
get; receive 領 lǐng	money 錢 qián

Chinese characters also pronunced lǐng

fourth tune

lìng

another; other 另 lìng

quirky; characterized by peculiar traits peculiar and unexpected unorthodox; unconventional; nonconformist 另類 lìng lèi
another 另 lìng	kind; type 類 lèi

order; command 令 lìng

order; command; mandate give an authoritative order official order or commission 命令 mìng lìng
order; command 命 mìng	order; command 令 lìng