How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
wēnFirst tonenuǎnThird tone
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搅拌jūn均yún匀,gài盖shàng上xiǎo小chī吃dié碟。fàng放dào到wēn温nuǎn暖de的地fāng方。
wǒ我jué觉de得qiū秋tiān天de的yán颜sè色tè特bié别wēn温nuǎn暖
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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.