How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
hūFirst toneshìFourth tone
Hear it in conversation
ér而hū忽shì视le了páng旁biān边de的tóng同shì事
And ignored the colleague next to him
🕺dàn但méi没yǒu有rén人néng能hū忽shì视tā他de的cún存zài在。
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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.