How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
yóuSecond tonexìFourth tone
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Friends who like to play games
duì对nǐ你zài在rèn任hé何de的yóu游xì戏hé和yǐng影shì视zuò作pǐn品zhōng中
huò或zhě者shì是xiǎo小gēn跟xiǎo小huǒ伙bàn伴wán玩yóu游xì戏shén什me么de的
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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.