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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lī, lí, lǐ, lì

second tune

lí

leave part from; away from 離 lí

leave go away; depart from 離開 lí kāi
leave 離 lí	open; start 開 kāi

leave pear 梨 lí

Chinese characters also pronunced lí

third tune

lǐ

Chinese mile (half kilometer) 里 lǐ

thousand miles (apart, away) 千里 qiān lǐ
thousand 千 qiān	Chinese mile 里 lǐ

logic; reason manage; put in order 理 lǐ

principle; rationality 道理 dào lǐ
way; Tao 道 dào	logic; reason 理 lǐ

sort; arrange coordination; put things in order 整理 zhěng lǐ
orderly; mend 整 zhěng	put in order 理 lǐ

inside; within 裡 lǐ

inside and outside 裡,外 lǐ wài
inside 裡 lǐ	outside 外 wài

carp (fish) 鯉 lǐ

gift; present ceremony courtesy; etiquette 禮 lǐ

present; gift 禮物 lǐ wù
gift 禮 lǐ	thing; stuff 物 wù

wedding; marriage ceremony 婚禮 hūn lǐ
marriage 婚 hūn	ceremony 禮 lǐ

politeness; manners; courteous 禮貌 lǐ mào
courtesy; etiquette 禮 lǐ	manner 貌 mào

Chinese characters also pronunced lǐ

fourth tune

lì

force strength; vigor 力 lì

strength; force 力量 lì liàng
force; strength 力 lì	capacity 量 liàng

power; mighty power 威力 wēi lì
might 威 wēi	strength; vigor 力 lì

strict; stern harsh; oppressive 厲 lì

strong and powerful fierce and formidable 厲害 lì hài
strict; stern 厲 lì	harmful 害 hài

encourage 勵 lì

inspirational; motivational Self-help (book, groups) 勵志 lì zhì
encourage 勵 lì	aspiration; ambition 志 zhì

stand; erect upright; vertical set up; establish 立 lì

stand; on one's feet 站立 zhàn lì
stand 站 zhàn	stand; erect 立 lì

resolved; determined to make up one's mind set an object of pursuit 立志 lì zhì
establish 立 lì	aspiration; ambition 志 zhì

profit; benefit advantage; advantageous 利 lì

favorable; beneficial; advantageous 有利 yǒu lì
have 有 yǒu	profit; advantage 利 lì

example 例 lì

beautiful; pretty 麗 lì

pretty; beautiful angelic; glamorous 美麗 měi lì
beauty 美 měi	beautiful 麗 lì

Chinese characters also pronunced lì