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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bō, bó, bǒ, bò

first tune

bō

wave 波 bō

waves 波浪 bō làng
wave 波 bō	billows 浪 làng

Chinese characters also pronunced bō

second tune

bó

neck 脖 bó

neck 脖子 bó zi
neck 脖 bó	suffix 子 zi

erudite; broadly knowledgeable wide; extensive 博 bó

broadly knowledgeable; erudite 博學 bó xué
erudite; extensive 博 bó	learn 學 xué

indiscriminate love love without discrimination 博愛 bó ài
wide; extensive 博 bó	love 愛 ài

fight; wrestle 搏 bó

combat; fight 搏鬥 bó dòu
fight; wrestle 搏 bó	fight; contend 鬥 dòu

Chinese characters also pronunced bó

third tune

bǒ

lame; crippled 跛 bǒ

lame; crippled 跛腳 bǒ jiǎo
lame; crippled 跛 bǒ	foot; leg 腳 jiǎo

Chinese characters also pronunced bǒ

fourth tune

bò

outstanding person 擘 bò

leading figure 巨擘 jù bò
giant 巨 jù	outstanding person 擘 bò

Chinese characters also pronunced bò