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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liū, liú, liǔ, liù

first tune

liū

slide; skate slip away 溜 liū

slate; skating on ice 溜冰 liū bīng
slide; skate 溜 liū	ice 冰 bīng

sneak away; slip away leave stealthily; shirk off go secretly and quietly 溜走 liū zǒu
slip away 溜 liū	go; leave 走 zǒu

second tune

liú

flow; drift 流 liú

flowing water; running water 流水 liú shuǐ
flow 流 liú	water 水 shuǐ

meteor shooting star; falling star 流星 liú xīng
drift 流 liú	star 星 xīng

stay; remain keep; reserve 留 liú

going or staying leaving or staying 去,留 qù liú
go; leave 去 qù	stay 留 liú

reserve; retain keep; retain possession of 保留 bǎo liú
keep 去 bǎo	keep; reserve 留 liú

Chinese characters also pronunced liú

third tune

liǔ

willow 柳 liǔ

willow tree 柳樹 liǔ shù
willow 柳 liǔ	tree 樹 shù

Chinese characters also pronunced liǔ

fourth tune

liù

six; number 6 六 liù

June (month) 六月 liù yuè
six 六 liù	month 月 yuè

stroll; roam walk slowly 遛 liù

walking the dog take a dog for a walk 遛狗 liù gǒu
stroll; walk slowly 遛 liù	dog 狗 gǒu

Chinese characters also pronunced liù