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in Mandarin Chinese
jùFourth tonetǐThird tone
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lái来kàn看yī一xià下jù具tǐ体cāo操zuò作。
dàn但shì是fàng放zài在yì一qǐ起,jù具tǐ体shì是shén什me么yì意si思ne呢?
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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.