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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qiān, qián, qiǎn, qiàn

first tune

qiān

thousand 千 qiān

thousand years; millennium 千年 qiān nián
thousand 千 qiān	year 年 nián

pull along; lead along 牽 qiān

hold hands 牽手 qiān shǒu
lead along 牽 qiān	hand 手 shǒu

modest; humble 謙 qiān

modest; humble 謙虛 qiān xū
modest; humble 謙 qiān	empty 虛 xū

Chinese characters also pronunced qiān

second tune

qián

before; front 前 qián

front side; ahead 前面 qián miàn
before; front 前 qián	face 面 miàn

money 錢 qián

earn money; make money 賺錢 zhuàn qián
earn 賺 zhuàn	money 錢 qián

Chinese characters also pronunced qián

third tune

qiǎn

shallow 淺 qiǎn

deep and shallow 深,淺 shēn qiǎn
deep 深 shēn	shallow 淺 qiǎn

Chinese characters also pronunced qiǎn

fourth tune

qiàn

owe; lacking 欠 qiàn

owe money 欠錢 qiàn qián
owe; lacking 欠 qiàn	money 錢 qián

apology 歉 qiàn

apologize 道歉 dào qiàn
say 道 dào	apology 歉 qiàn

Chinese characters also pronunced qiàn