How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
qīngFirst tonexīFirst tone
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wǒ我yòu又méi没yǒu有bàn办fǎ法qīng清xī晰de的biǎo表dá达
I can't express clearly
wǒ我huì会yòng用màn慢速qīng清xī晰de的zhōng中wén文gěi给nǐ你jiǎng讲
I'll tell you in slow, clear Chinese. Let's
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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.