How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
jǐnThird toneliàngFourth tone
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after boiled, better not to soak them in the cold water
wǒ我huì会jǐn尽liàng量bǎo保zhèng证àn按shí时wán完chéng成。
I will try my best to ensure that it is completed on time.
jǐn尽liàng量mǎn满zú足nǐ你men们shì是zhè这yàng样de的zhuàng状kuàng况ma吗
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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.