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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shī, shí, shǐ, shì

first tune

shī

lose fail to; fault; mistake 失 shī

teacher; master 師 shī

Shifu; kung fu master 師父 shi fù
teacher; master 師 shī	father 父 fù

lion 獅 shī

poem; poetry 詩 shī

corpse 屍 shī

wet; damp; moist; humid 濕 shī

give; bestow act; carry out 施 shī

almsgiving; give alms 施捨 shī shě
give; bestow 施 shī	give alms 捨 shě

Chinese characters also pronunced shī

second tune

shí

ten; number 10 十 shí

stone; rock 石 shí

time; hour 時 shí

true; real actual; practical 實 shí

eat; food 食 shí

food; foodstuffs eatables; provisions 食物 shí wù
eat; food 食 shí	stuff 物 wù

Chinese characters also pronunced shí

third tune

shǐ

history 史 shǐ

history; historical 歷史 lì shǐ
go through 歷 lì	history 史 shǐ

envoy; messenger 使 shǐ

angel 天使 tiān shǐ
heaven 天 tiān	messenger 使 shǐ

start; beginning 始 shǐ

begin; start; commence 開始 kāi shǐ
open 開 kāi	start; beginning 始 shǐ

Chinese characters also pronunced shǐ

fourth tune

shì

specialist learned person; trained person 士 shì

world; generation 世 shì

world 世界 shì jiè
world 世 shì	domain 界 jiè

yes correct; right is; are; was; were 是 shì

right and wrong 是,非 shì fēi
yes; right 是 shì	not; wrong 非 fēi

show; display notify; indicate 示 shì

thing; affair; matter 事 shì

city market 市 shì

room; chamber 室 shì

style; type; form; mode 式 shì

try; test 試 shì

trend; tendency power; strength momentum; influence 勢 shì

fit; fitting suit; suitable 適 shì

gone; die; pass away 逝 shì

see; look at 視 shì

vow; oath 誓 shì

adorn; decorate 飾 shì

decorate; decoration ornament; adornment 裝飾 zhuāng shì
install 裝 zhuāng	adorn; decorate 飾 shì

sense; sensation know; recognize 識 shì

dknowledge 知識 zhī shì
know 知 zhī	sense; know 識 shì

Chinese characters also pronunced shì