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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miān, mián, miǎn, miàn

second tune

mián

cotton 棉 mián

cotton cotton flower 棉花 mián huā
cotton 棉 mián	flower 花 huā

soft; downy 綿 mián

sheep (with thick woolly coat) 綿羊 mián yáng
downy 綿 mián	sheep 羊 yáng

sleep; dormancy 眠 mián

insomnia; sleeplessness inability to sleep; unable to sleep 失眠 shī mián
lost 失 shī	sleep 眠 mián

third tune

miǎn

exempt avert; avoid 免 miǎn

free; gratis without charge 免費 miǎn fèi
exempt 免 miǎn	fee 費 fèi

encourage urge; exhort; exert oneself to 勉 miǎn

encourage; hearten urge spiritually; rouse to action 勉勵 miǎn lì
encourage 勉 miǎn	encourage 勵 lì

reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly manage with an effort; do with difficulty 勉強 miǎn qiǎng
exert oneself to 勉 miǎn	force to 強 qiǎng

Chinese characters also pronunced miǎn

fourth tune

miàn

face; confront 面 miàn

confront; to face cope with; face up 面對 miàn duì
to face 面 miàn	meet 對 duì

outside; outer; external 外面 wài miàn
outer 外 wài	face 面 miàn

inside; inner; interior 裡面 lǐ miàn
inner 裡 lǐ	face 面 miàn

noodle flour; wheat products 麵 miàn

chow mein fried noodles 炒麵 chǎo miàn
stir-fry 炒 chǎo	noodle 麵 miàn

flour; wheat flour 麵粉 miàn fěn
flour 麵 miàn	powder 粉 fěn