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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diāo, diáo, diǎo, diào

first tune

diāo

picky 刁 diāo

picky with someone to do something 刁難 diāo nán
picky 刁 diāo	hard; difficult 難 nán

ferret 貂 diāo

carve; engrave 雕 diāo

sculpture; carve 雕刻 diāo kē
carve; engrave 雕 diāo	carve 刻 kē

Chinese characters also pronunced diāo

third tune

diǎo

cool; inspiring awe (modern Chinese slang) 屌 diǎo

fourth tune

diào

hang; suspend 吊 diào

hammock 吊床 diào chuáng
hang; suspend 吊 diào	bed 床 chuáng

suspension bridge 吊橋 diào qiáo
hang; suspend 吊 diào	bridge 橋 qiáo

drop; fall 掉 diào

throw away; lose 丟掉 diū diào
throw; toss 丟 diū	drop; fall 掉 diào

fall down 掉下去 diào xià qù
drop; fall 掉 diào	down 下去 xià qù

transfer tone 調 diào

investigate 調查 diào chá
transfer 調 diào	check; examine 查 chá

accent; intonation 腔調 qiāng diào
accent 腔 qiāng	tone 調 diào

fishing; to fish 釣 diào

fishing; go fishing 釣魚 diào yú
fishing; to fish 釣 diào	fish 魚 yú

Chinese characters also pronunced diào