How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
biànFourth tone
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If you don't understand the first time,
duō多 fǎn反fù复 de地 kàn看 jǐ几 biàn遍
repeatedly, listen to
tóng同xué学men们qiē切jì记zhēn榛mó蘑bì必xū须duō多qīng清xǐ洗jǐ几biàn遍
Guys, remember to wash the wild mushroom a few extra times to make sure they are clean
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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.