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I'll hold onto this.
How to pronounce 拿
How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
ná拿
to take; to hold
HSK 2
Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice
náSecond tone
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You are holding the book upside down.
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They immigrated to Canada last year.
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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.