How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
suíSecond tonebiànFourth tone
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We're just playing around without any plan.
suí随biàn便lán拦gè个中bā巴chē车xià下lai来
yě也bǐ比jiào较suí随biàn便de的bǐ比jiào较suí随yì意de的
Also quite casual and informal
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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.