How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
xiǎnThird toneshìFourth tone
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It's showing the temperature
柜tái台shàng上huì会xiǎn显shì示zhòng重liàng量
zī资chǎn产lǐ里xiǎn显shì示de的shì是,shè设bèi备de的shì市chǎng场价
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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.