How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
jièFourth toneshàoFourth tone
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méi没yǒu有ā啊yī huì r一会儿wǒ我gěi给dà大jiā家jiè介shào绍yī一xià下
jīn今tiān天zhǔ主yào要gěi给dà大jiā家jiè介shào绍de的shì是
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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.