How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
zīFirst toneliàoFourth tone
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还yǒu有yī一xiē些wén文zì字zī资liào料
zhǔ主yào要zuò做过kè客hù户lián联xì系hé和zī资liào料zhěng整lǐ理。
mainly doing client liaison and data management.
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It is questionable whether this data can be relied on.
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A syllable has a shape.
Tone marks show how pitch changes. Colors help you follow each syllable in the app.
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.