How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
tiānFirst toneránSecond tone
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cóng从xīn新xiān鲜de的xī西hóng红shì柿běn本shēn身dài带yǒu有de的zhè这种tiān天rán然xiāng香tián甜de的wèi味dao道lái来gěi给zhè这dào道cài菜shàng上wèi味
from the fresh tomatoes themselves to flavor the dish.
dà大jiā家hǎo好，wǒ我shì是xiǎo小gāo高jiě姐，jīn今tiān天wǒ我men们lái来péi培yǎng养tiān天rán然酵mǔ母。
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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.