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in Mandarin Chinese
cángSecond tone
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bèi背hòu后qí其shí实cáng藏zhe着yī一duàn段guān关yú于kē科xué学tū突pò破
hěn很duō多hàn汉zì字de的zì字形lǐ里miàn面,jiù就cáng藏zhe着gǔ古rén人de的shēng生huó活zhì智huì慧。
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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.