How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
fānFirst toneyìFourth tone
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“shēng生yi意”gēn跟“shāng商yè业”yī一yàng样,dōu都kě可yǐ以bèi被fān翻yì译chéng成business。
zuì最hǎo好bù不yào要cí词duì对cí词de的fān翻yì译
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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.