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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mēi, méi, měi, mèi

second tune

méi

none; not without 沒 méi

without haven't; don't have not have; there is not 沒有 méi yǒu
none; without 沒 méi	have 有 yǒu

eyebrows 眉 méi

eyebrows 眉毛 méi máo
eyebrows 眉 méi	hair 毛 máo

coal (fuel) 煤 méi

matchmaker medium; intermedium 媒 méi

matchmaker 媒人 méi rén
matchmaker 媒 méi	person 人 rén

psychic medium spiritual medium 靈媒 líng méi
spirit; soul 靈 líng	medium; intermedium 媒 méi

berry; berries (fruit) 莓 méi

strawberry 草莓 cǎo méi
straw 草 cǎo	berry 莓 méi

Chinese characters also pronunced méi

third tune

měi

pretty; beautiful 美 měi

beautiful girl pretty woman 美人 měi rén
pretty; beautiful 美 měi	people 人 rén

every; each 每 měi

every day day-to-day 每天 měi tiān
every 每 měi	day 天 tiān

Chinese characters also pronunced měi

fourth tune

mèi

girl younger sister 妹 mèi

sisters 姊妹 jiě mèi
older sister 姊 jiě	younger sister 妹 mèi

charming; fascinating enchanting; bewitching coquettish; seductive appearance 媚 mèi

coquettish; flirtatious sweet and charming pretty and coquettish lovely and enchanting 嬌媚 jiāo mèi
lovable 嬌 jiāo	charming; coquettish 媚 mèi

evil spirit enchantment 魅 mèi

charm; charisma glamor; attractive quality compelling attractiveness 魅力 mèi lì
enchantment 魅 mèi	power; force 力 lì

Chinese characters also pronunced mèi