How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
zǐThird tonexìFourth tone
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méi没yǒu有zǐ仔xì细qù去xiǎng想zhè这jiàn件shì事qing情
Did not think carefully about this matter
nǐ你zǐ仔xì细kàn看,kě可yǐ以看dào到yī一点huí回落de的hén痕jì迹。
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ā →First toneHigh and level
á ↗Second toneRising
ǎ ↘↗Third toneLow, then rising in isolation
à ↘Fourth toneFalling
a ·Neutral toneShort and light
These are dictionary tones. In natural speech, tones can change with context. A third tone often stays low before another syllable.