How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
jìFourth tonelùFourth tone
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jì记lù录xià下zhè这ge个guò过chéng程
record the experience.
yī一gè个微xìn信liáo聊tiān天jì记lù录
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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.