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That's a tower.
How to pronounce 座
How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
zuò座
seat; classifier (buildings)
HSK 4
Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice
zuòFourth tone
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another group of people who live in these mountains
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They have preserved this building.
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This city is very old.
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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.