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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qīng, qíng, qǐng, qìng

first tune

qīng

clear; clean up 清 qīng

clear; obvious 清楚 qīng chǔ
clear 清 qīng	clear; tidy 楚 chǔ

light weight 輕 qīng

light and weighty 輕,重 qīng zhòng
light weight 輕 qīng	heavy; weighty 重 zhòng

Chinese characters also pronunced qīng

second tune

qíng

sentiment; affection 情 qíng

feelings; sentiments 感情 gǎn qíng
feel; sense 感 gǎn	sentiment; affection 情 qíng

clear sky; cloudless 晴 qíng

sunny day 晴天 qíng tiān
clear sky; cloudless 晴 qíng	sky, day 天 tiān

Chinese characters also pronunced qíng

third tune

qǐng

treat someone a meal or drink 請 qǐng

treat someone to a meal 請客 qǐng kè
treat 請 qǐng	guest 客 kè

Chinese characters also pronunced qǐng

fourth tune

qìng

celebrate 慶, 庆 qìng

celebrate birthday 慶生 qìng shēng
celebrate 慶 qìng	birth; born 生 shēng

Chinese characters also pronunced qìng