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in Mandarin Chinese
zhíSecond tonexíngSecond tone
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jiāo交liú流diàn电de的diàn电椅lái来zhí执xíng行sǐ死刑
xié协tiáo调zhě者hái还shi是zhí执xíng行zhě者
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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.