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in Mandarin Chinese
xúnSecond tonezhǎoThird tone
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qù去yī一xiē些xún寻zhǎo找zì自jǐ己de的kuài快lè乐
nǐ你dǎ打suàn算qù去nǎ哪lǐ里xún寻zhǎo找nǐ你de的dà大shù树hé和xiǎo小shān山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.