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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qīn, qín, qǐn, qìn

first tune

qīn

dear; intimate 親 qīn

family members 親人 qīn rén
dear; intimate 親 qīn	people 人 rén

Chinese characters also pronunced qīn

second tune

qín

diligent; industrious 勤 qín

diligent; industrious 勤勞 qín láo
diligent; industrious 勤 qín	work 勞 láo

stringed instrument 琴 qín

Chinese characters also pronunced qín

third tune

qǐn

sleep 寢 qǐn

sleeping quarters 寢室 qǐn shì
sleep 寢 qǐn	room 室 shì

fourth tune

qìn

ooze 沁 qìn

icy cold; fresh and cold 沁涼 qìn liáng
ooze 沁 qìn	cool 涼 liáng