How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
zēngFirst toneqiángSecond tone
Hear it in conversation
dì第wǔ五tiān天，fā发酵hái还zài在jì继xù续，suān酸wèi味zài在zēng增qiáng强，kě可shì是馊chòu臭wèi味dao道míng明xiǎn显gǎi改shàn善le了。
rú如guǒ果nǐ你de的酵mǔ母méi没yǒu有zhǎng涨zhè这me么gāo高，nà那nǐ你yòu又huí回dào到le了péi培yǎng养酵mǔ母de的dì第èr二jiē阶duàn段。rú如hé何zēng增qiáng强酵mǔ母de的huó活xìng性wèn问tí题。
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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.