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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piān, pián, piǎn, piàn

first tune

piān

biased; prejudiced slanting; leaning; deviating from 偏 piān

partiality; favoritism unfair preferential treatment 偏心 piān xīn
biased; prejudiced 偏 piān	heart 心 xīn

piece of writing 篇 piān

Chinese characters also pronunced piān

second tune

pián

advantageous 便 pián

inexpensive; cheap small advantage; petty gain 便宜 pián yí
advantageous 便 pián	suitable 宜 yí

Chinese characters also pronunced pián

third tune

piǎn

quibble boast; show off 諞 piǎn

fourth tune

piàn

slice; piece; flake 片 piàn

deceive; cheat; swindle 騙 piàn

swindler; cheater; deceiver; trickster 騙子 piàn zi
deceive; cheat 騙 piàn	suffix 子 zi

all over; everywhere 遍 piàn

common; universal prevalent; widespread; available to all 普遍 pǔ piàn
general; universal 普 pǔ	everywhere 遍 piàn