How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
gǎiThird tonejìnFourth tone
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zhǐ只yào要 zhěng整tǐ体 shàng上 zài在 gǎi改jìn进 jiù就 hěn很 hǎo好 le了
wèi为le了gǎi改shàn善shén什me么ér而tí提chū出de的gǎi改jìn进de的bàn办fǎ法
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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.