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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chū, chú, chǔ, chù

first tune

chū

exit; out 出 chū

EXIT; export 出口 chū kǒu
exit; out 出 chū	mouth 口 kǒu

appear; show up 出現 chū xiàn
out 出 chū	present; appear 現 xiàn

initial; beginning of 初 chū

original intention or aspiration 初衷 chū zhōng
initial; beginning of 初 chū	inner feelings; heart 衷 zhōng

beginner 初學者 chū xué zhě
beginning of 初 chū	learn 學 xué	person 者 zhě

Chinese characters also pronunced chū

second tune

chú

remove 除 chú

clean away; weed out 清除 qīng chú
clear 清 qīng	remove 除 chú

kitchen 廚 chú

kitchen 廚房 chú fáng
kitchen 廚 chú	room 房 fáng

chef; cook; culinary artist 廚師 chú shī
kitchen 廚 chú	master 師 shī

save; store up 儲 chú

store up; save the file 儲存 chú cún
save; store up 儲 chú	keep; retain; store at 存 cún

Chinese characters also pronunced chú

third tune

chǔ

clear 楚 chǔ

clear; obvious 清楚 qīng chǔ
clear 清 qīng	clear 楚 chǔ

Chinese characters also pronunced chǔ

fourth tune

chù

touch; contact 觸 chù

touch; grope for 觸摸 chù mō
touch; contact 觸 chù	feel by touch 摸 mō

contact with; touch with 接觸 jiē chù
connect 接 jiē	touch; contact 觸 chù

Chinese characters also pronunced chù