How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
quèFourth tonedìngFourth tone
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què确dìng定wán完le了shí时jiān间hé和dì地diǎn点
Confirmed the time and place
rú如hé何què确dìng定shāng商yè业de的suǒ所yǒu有zhě者quán权益
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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.