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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jīn, jín, jǐn, jìn

first tune

jīn

gold 金 jīn

money 金錢 jīn qián
gold 金 jīn	money 錢 qián

now; present 今 jīn

today 今天 jīn tiān
now; present 今 jīn	day 天 tiān

scarf; tower napkin; handkerchief 巾 jīn

silk scarf 絲巾 sī jīn
silk 絲 sī	scarf 巾 jīn

paper towel; facial tissue 紙巾 zhǐ jīn
paper 紙 zhǐ	tower; napkin 巾 jīn

jin Chinese weight unit (500g) 斤 jīn

kilogram (1000g) 公斤 gōng jīn
publoc 公 gōng	jin 斤 jīn

haggle over every ounce particular about trifle (Chinese idiom) 斤斤計較 jīn jīn jì jiào
ounce by ounce 斤斤 īn jīn	haggle over 計較 jì jiào

Chinese characters also pronunced jīn

third tune

jǐn

tight; close; compact urgent; pressing 緊 jǐn

loose or tight 鬆,緊 sōng jǐn
loose 鬆 sōng	tight 緊 jǐn

nervous; tense 緊張 jǐn zhāng
urgent; pressing 緊 jǐn	nervous; tense 張 zhāng

cautious; prudent 謹 jǐn

discreet; circumspect 謹慎 jǐn shèn
cautious; prudent 謹 jǐn	cautious; careful 慎 shèn

only; merely 僅 jǐn

bright and beautiful gorgeous and brilliant 錦 jǐn

Koi Fish; variegated carp 錦鯉 jǐn lǐ
bright and beautiful 錦 jǐn	carp 鯉 lǐ

Chinese characters also pronunced jǐn

fourth tune

jìn

near; close 近 jìn

far and near 遠,近 yuǎn jìn
far 遠 yuǎn	near 近 jìn

close relative; near relative 近親 jìn qīn
near; close 近 jìn	relative 親 qīn

enter; import proceed; move forward 進 jìn

enter; get into 進入 jìn rù
enter 進 jìn	enter 入 rù

progress; advancement 進步 jìn bù
proceed; move forward 進 jìn	step 步 bù

forbid; legal ban 禁 jìn

forbid; prohibit from 禁止 jìn zhǐ
forbid 禁 jìn	stop 止 zhǐ

strength; vigor powerful; tough 勁 jìn

strong and powerful 強勁 qiáng jìn
strong 強 qiáng	powerful; tough 勁 jìn

Chinese characters also pronunced jìn