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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yī, yí, yǐ, yì

first tune

yī

one; number 1 一 yī

clothing; dress 衣 yī

lean to rely on; depend on 依 yī

doctor; physician cure; heal; treat 醫 yī

Chinese characters also pronunced yī

second tune

yí

suitable; fitting proper; appropriate 宜 yí

friendship; relationship; companionship 誼 yí

auntie maternal aunt 姨 yí

pancreas (organ) 胰 yí

move; shift 移 yí

joyful; cheerful; pleasure 怡 yí

doubt; suspect; disbelieve 疑 yí

leave behind; lose; misplace 遺 yí

appearance; bearing measuring apparatus, instrument 儀 yí

Chinese characters also pronunced yí

third tune

yǐ

use as; with according to; because of 以 yǐ

chair 椅 yǐ

ant (insect) 蟻 yǐ

Chinese characters also pronunced yǐ

fourth tune

yì

also; too 亦 yì

benefit; benefical 益 yì

easy 易 yì

ease; leisure relaxed; restful; unhurried 逸 yì

will; mind; intention 意 yì

memory; recall; remember 憶 yì

hundred million; number 100,000,000 億 yì

justice; loyalty; righteousness 義 yì

discuss; argumentation 議 yì

different 異 yì

wing 翼 yì

art; craft 藝 yì

perseverance determined; resolute; undaunted 毅 yì

epidemic disease 疫 yì

translate; interpret 譯 yì

Chinese characters also pronunced yì