How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
cuìFourth tone
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yīn因wèi为莲藕běn本shēn身jiù就shì是hěn很cuì脆de的，guo过bù不guò过liáng凉shuǐ水duì对tā它zhè这ge个cuì脆de的kǒu口gǎn感yǐng影xiǎng响bìng并bù不shì是hěn很dà大
since the lotus root itself is very crispy. You can hardly make it crispier by soaking it in the cold water
rán然hòu后chī吃qǐ起lai来yī一yàng样de的cuì脆
And it should tastes just as crunchy
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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.