How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
miáoSecond toneshùFourth tone
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wā哇,tīng听nǐ你zhè这me么yī一miáo描shù述,
nǐ你xiǎng想gèng更jù具tǐ体de的miáo描shù述
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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.