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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xī, xí, xǐ, xì

first tune

xī

west; western 西 xī

suck; inhale; attract 吸 xī

straw (drinking) 吸管 xī guǎn
suck 吸 xī	pipe 管 guǎn

analyze; analysis 析 xī

lizard 蜥 xī

creek; brook 溪 xī

knee 膝 xī

rhino 犀 xī

hope; expect 希 xī

hope; wish 希望 xī wàng
hope; expect 希 xī	hope 望 wàng

rare; scarce 稀 xī

know; informed 悉 xī

Chinese characters also pronunced xī

second tune

xí

past; former times; old days 昔 xí

cherish; value highly sorry for; sympathize 惜 xí

It's a pity; It's too bad unfortunately; sadly 可惜 kě xí
can 可 kě	sorry; pity 惜 xí

rest; cease 息 xí

rest; take a break 休息 xiū xí
rest 休 xiū	rest; cease 息 xí

extinguish fire, light 熄 xí

daughter-in-law 媳 xí

learn; study 習 xí

seat; position 席 xí

tin (metal) 錫 xí

Chinese characters also pronunced xí

third tune

xǐ

happy; delighted; joyful 喜 xǐ

double happiness (wedding decoration) 囍 xǐ

wash; rinse 洗 xǐ

wash hands 洗手 xǐ shǒu
wash 洗 xǐ	hand 手 shǒu

Chinese characters also pronunced xǐ

fourth tune

xì

dusk; sunset night; evening 夕 xì

sunset; setting sun 夕陽 xì yáng
dusk; evening 夕 xì	sun 陽 yáng

thin; fine; detailed careful; meticulous 細 xì

careful; attentive; thoughtful 細心 xì xīn
detailed; careful 細 xì	heart 心 xīn

system; series of 系 xì

system 系統 xì tǒng
system 系 xì	all; together 統 tǒng

play; drama make fun of 戲 xì

forty; number 40 卌 xì

Chinese characters also pronunced xì