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拼读音节与变调 · Reading Pinyin Syllables and Tone Sandhi
Reading Pinyin Syllables and Tone Sandhi
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例 · WORKED EXAMPLES
nǐ hǎo → sounds like ní hǎo你好helloThe most famous example of the 3rd+3rd change. Listen for the rise on 你 — it's there in every native 'hello'.
bú shì vs bù hǎo不是 vs 不好is not vs not goodSame 不, two different sounds — rising before the falling 是, falling before the dipping 好.
yí ge vs yì tiān一个 vs 一天one (thing) vs one day一 rises before a 4th tone, falls before the others. Your ear picks this up fast because 一 is everywhere.
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