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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zhāi, zhái, zhǎi, zhài

first tune

zhāi

pluck (fruit, flower) 摘 zhāi

vegetarian diet abstain from meat, wine, etc.; to fast 齋 zhāi

second tune

zhái

house; mansion dwelling; residence indoorsy; favoring to indoor life 宅 zhái

third tune

zhǎi

narrow 窄 zhǎi

fourth tune

zhài

debt 債 zhài

Chinese characters also pronunced zhài