Advanced tone change rules (B2)

These are the most obscure tone change rules which are nonetheless documented in linguistic literature. You probably don't need to study these.

44拼合的形容词 =

如“重要(zhòngyào)、地道(dìdào)”等,第二个音节的读音应该较轻,也较短。

22拼合的形容词

第二个音节的读音要看这个词的词性和它的句法成分。如形容词“神奇(shénqí)”,做表语第二个音节可以弱读。作定语则读原声调。


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