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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tāng, táng, tǎng, tàng

first tune

tāng

soup; broth 湯 tāng

Chinese characters also pronunced tāng

second tune

táng

sugar; candy 糖 táng

hall; large room 堂 táng

Heaven 天堂 tiān táng
sky 天 tiān	hall 堂 táng

Chinese characters also pronunced táng

third tune

tǎng

lie down; recline 躺 tǎng

Chinese characters also pronunced tǎng

fourth tune

tàng

boiling hot; scalding 燙 tàng

Chinese characters also pronunced tàng