How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
gǎnThird toneshòuFourth tone
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But we don't feel the heat.
這個chéng成jiù就gǎn感ràng讓wǒ我們gǎn感shòu受dào到nà那種
diàn电磁波chuán传bō播sù速dù度shí时de的gǎn感shòu受
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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.