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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mī, mí, mǐ, mì

first tune

mī

squint narrow one's eyelids screw up one's eyes 瞇 mī

Chinese characters also pronunced mī

second tune

mí

lost; confused fans; enthusiast; fanatic; zealot 迷 mí

go astray lose one's way 迷路 mí lù
lost 迷 mí	road; way 路 lù

fans of ball games 球迷 qiú mí
ball 球 qiú	fans; zealot 迷 mí

riddle; puzzle enigma; conundrum 謎 mí

solve riddles guessing game answer a riddle enigma breaking 猜謎 cāi mí
guess 猜 cāi	riddle; puzzle 謎 mí

Chinese characters also pronunced mí

third tune

mǐ

rice uncooked rice 米 mǐ

rice wine 米酒 mǐ jiǔ
rice 米 mǐ	wine 酒 jiǔ

Chinese characters also pronunced mǐ

fourth tune

mì

secret; confidential dense; close; intimate 密 mì

close friend intimate friend 密友 mì yǒu
close; intimate 密 mì	friend 友 yǒu

confidential keep secret 保密 bǎo mì
keep 保 bǎo	secret 密 mì

honey 蜜 mì

sweet as honey sugary affectionate pleasing and delightful 甜蜜 tián mì
sweet 甜 tián	honey 蜜 mì

secret; confidential unknown; mysterious 秘 mì

secret 秘密 mì mì
unknown; mysterious 秘 mì	secret 密 mì

secretary 秘書 mì shū
secret 秘 mì	book; write 書 shū

Chinese characters also pronunced mì