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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pāo, páo, pǎo, pào

first tune

pāo

throw; toss; fling 拋 pāo

Chinese characters also pronunced pāo

second tune

páo

robe; long gown 袍 páo

Chinese characters also pronunced páo

third tune

pǎo

run; flee 跑 pǎo

running; jogging 跑步 pǎo bù
run 跑 pǎo	step 步 bù

fourth tune

pào

bubble; forth soak; immerse in liquid 泡 pào

firecrackers cannon; artillery piece 炮 pào

Chinese characters also pronunced pào