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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cāi, cái, cǎi, cài

first tune

cāi

guess 猜 cāi

guessing game; enigma breaking 猜謎 cāi mí
guess 猜 cāi	riddle; enigma 謎 mí

second tune

cái

talent; gifted person 才 cái

genius 天才 tiān cái
heaven 天 tiān	talent 才 cái

material 材 cái

material 材料 cái liào
material 材 cái	material 料 liào

wealth; money 財 cái

become rich; make a fortune 發財 fā cái
develop 材 fā	wealth 財 cái

Chinese characters also pronunced cái

third tune

cǎi

spirit; complexion 采 cǎi

pick; pluck (flower, fruit) 採 cǎi

trample; step on 踩 cǎi

colors; colorful 彩 cǎi

colorful; chromatic 彩色 cǎi sè
colorful 彩 cǎi	color 色 sè

Chinese characters also pronunced cǎi

fourth tune

cài

greens; vegetables dish; course 菜 cài

vegetables; greens 蔬菜 shū cài
vegetables 蔬 shū	greens; vegetables 菜 cài

menu; restaurant menu 菜單 cài dān
dish; course 菜 cài	slip of paper 單 dān

Chinese characters also pronunced cài