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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yāo, yáo, yǎo, yào

first tune

yāo

small; tiny youngest of a family 么 yāo

youngest youngest of a family 老么 lǎo yāo
the very one 老 lǎo	small; tiny 么 yāo

die young; die prematurely 夭 yāo

demon; monster; evil spirits 妖 yāo

waist; loin 腰 yāo

invite 邀 yāo

Chinese characters also pronunced yāo

second tune

yáo

sway; swing; wag; shake 搖 yáo

far; distant; remote 遙 yáo

rumor ballad; rhyme 謠 yáo

kiln (pottery) 窰 yáo

Chinese characters also pronunced yáo

third tune

yǎo

bite 咬 yǎo

ladle out; to spoon, scoop 舀 yǎo

Chinese characters also pronunced yǎo

fourth tune

yào

want; demand 要 yào

medicine; drug 藥 yào

dazzling; brilliant; glorious 耀 yào

key (to unlock) 鑰 yào

Chinese characters also pronunced yào