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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tāo, táo, tǎo, tào

first tune

tāo

take out; pull out 掏 tāo

Chinese characters also pronunced tāo

second tune

táo

peach 桃 táo

flee; escape; run away 逃 táo

pottery; earthenware 陶 táo

pottery; earthenware 陶器 táo qì
pottery 陶 táo	utensil 器 qì

Chinese characters also pronunced táo

third tune

tǎo

ask for; demand 討 tǎo

discuss; discussion 討論 tǎo lùn
demand 討 tǎo	discuss 論 lùn

fourth tune

tào

set; suit; suite cover; sheath 套 tào

suite room with toilet and bath (or shower) 套房 tào fáng
suite 套 tào	room 房 fáng

gloves 手套 shǒu tào
hand 手 shǒu	cover; sheath 套 tào