How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
rēngFirst tone
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I threw the face towel
xué学zhe着xué学zhe着jiù就rēng扔le了
zhè这ge个de的huà话jiù就bù不yào要rēng扔
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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.