How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
cāFirst tone
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yòng用 zhǐ纸jīn巾 cā擦 shǒu手
Dry your hands with a tissue.
wǒ我de的tóu头fa发xiàn现zài在yòng用máo毛jīn巾cā擦le了yòng用máo毛jīn巾cā擦le了
with a towel.
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Wipe your eyes.
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I got him to polish my shoes.
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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.