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| | There are three main tone change rules that every learner needs to know. These rules are not normally reflected in the tone marks of pinyin; ''you just have to know them''. | | There are three main tone change rules that every learner needs to know. These rules are not normally reflected in the tone marks of pinyin; ''you just have to know them''. |
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| − | == Tone Changes for 不 (bù) ==
| + | * [[Tone changes for third tones]] |
| − | | + | * [[Tone changes for "bu"]] |
| − | <div class="jiegou">
| + | * [[Tone changes for "yi"]] |
| − | When followed by a 4th tone, 不 (bù) changes to 2nd tone (bú).
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| − | </div>
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| − | === Examples ===
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| − | Remember, '''normally you do not write the tone change'''. We're just doing it here to make it extra clear.
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| − | <div class="liju">
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| − | * <em>不</em>是 <span class="pinyin"><em>bú</em> shì</span> <span class="trans">not be</span> | |
| − | * <em>不</em>对 <span class="pinyin"><em>bú</em> duì</span> <span class="trans">not right</span>
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| − | * <em>不</em>要 <span class="pinyin"><em>bú</em> yào</span> <span class="trans">not want</span>
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| − | * <em>不</em>做 <span class="pinyin"><em>bú</em> zuò</span> <span class="trans">not do</span>
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| − | * <em>不</em>去 <span class="pinyin"><em>bú</em> qù</span> <span class="trans">not go</span>
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| − | </div>
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| − | === Exceptions ===
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| − | There are no exceptions to this rule. Just remember that it '''only''' applies to the ''character'' 不 (bù), and it's still ''written'' "bù."
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| − | == Tone Changes for 一 (yī) ==
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| − | <div class="jiegou">
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| − | When followed by a 4th tone, 一 (yī) changes to 2nd tone (yí).<br />
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| − | When followed by any other tone, 一 (yī) changes to 4th tone (yì).
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| − | </div>
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| − | === Examples ===
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| − | Remember, '''normally you do not write the tone change'''. We're just doing it here to make it extra clear.
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| − | <div class="liju">
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| − | * <em>一</em>个 <span class="pinyin"><em>yí</em>gè</span> <span class="trans">one (of something)</span> | |
| − | * <em>一</em>样 <span class="pinyin"><em>yí</em>yàng</span> <span class="trans">the same</span>
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| − | * <em>一</em>起 <span class="pinyin"><em>yì</em>qǐ</span> <span class="trans">together</span>
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| − | * <em>一</em>百<span class="pinyin"><em>yì</em>bǎi</span> <span class="trans">one hundred</span>
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| − | * <em>一</em>千 <span class="pinyin"><em>yì</em>qiān</span> <span class="trans">one thousand</span>
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| − | * <em>一</em>直 <span class="pinyin"><em>yì</em>zhí</span> <span class="trans">straight; all along</span>
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| − | </div>
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| − | === Exceptions ===
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| − | When 一 (yī) appears as a number in a series, larger number, address, or date, it is pronounced without the tone change (regular first tone "yī")
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| − | <div class="liju">
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| − | * <em>一</em> 二 三 四 五<span class="pinyin"><em>yī</em> èr sān sì wǔ</span> <span class="trans">one, two, three, four, five</span>
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| − | * 0.<em>1</em>2<span class="pinyin">líng diǎn <em>yī</em> èr</span> <span class="trans">zero point one two</span>
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| − | * 第 <em>一</em> 个<span class="pinyin">dì <em>yī</em> ge</span> <span class="trans">the first one</span>
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| − | * 一 千 一 百 <em>一</em>十<em>一</em><span class="pinyin">yī qiān yī bǎi <em>yī</em>shí<em>yī</em></span> <span class="trans">one thousand one hundred eleven</span>
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| − | * 20<em>11</em> 年<span class="pinyin">èr líng <em>yī</em> <em>yī</em> nián</span> <span class="trans">the year two thousand eleven</span>
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| − | * <em>一</em> 楼<span class="pinyin"><em>yī</em> lóu</span> <span class="trans">first floor</span>
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| − | * 二 零 <em>一</em> 房间<span class="pinyin">èr líng <em>yī</em> fángjiān</span> <span class="trans">room 201</span>
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| − | * <em>一</em>五<em>一</em>十<span class="pinyin">yīwǔyīshí</span> <span class="trans">in full detail [idiom]</span>
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| − | * 周<em>一</em> 到 周五<span class="pinyin">Zhōu<em>yī</em> dào Zhōuwǔ</span> <span class="trans">from Monday to Friday</span>
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| − | * <em>一</em>月 <span class="pinyin"><em>Yī</em>yuè</span> <span class="trans">January</span>
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| − | * 三月 <em>一</em> 号<span class="pinyin">Sānyuè <em>yī</em>hào</span> <span class="trans">March 1st</span>
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| − | </div>
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| − | == Tone Changes for Multiple Third Tones ==
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| − | <div class="jiegou">
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| − | When a 3rd tone (such as “yě”) is followed by another 3rd tone in a group, the first 3rd tone changes to a 2nd tone (such as “yé”).
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| − | </div>
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| − | === Examples ===
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| − | Remember, '''normally you do not write the tone change'''. We're just doing it here to make it extra clear.
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| − | <div class="liju">
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| − | * 你好 <span class="pinyin"><em>ní</em>hǎo</span> <span class="trans">hi</span>
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| − | * 很 好 <span class="pinyin"><em>hén</em> hǎo</span> <span class="trans">very good</span>
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| − | * 可以 <span class="pinyin"><em>ké</em>yǐ</span> <span class="trans">can, may</span>
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| − | * 所以 <span class="pinyin"><em>suó</em>yǐ</span> <span class="trans">so, therefore</span>
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| − | * 语法 <span class="pinyin"><em>yú</em>fǎ</span> <span class="trans">grammar</span>
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| − | </div>
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| − | === Exceptions ===
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| − | While not exactly an "exception," sometimes multiple third tones in a row will be broken up by pauses. In this case, the last word/character in each "group" will be pronounced as a third tone. Beginners should not worry about this, as lots of third tones in a row is not super common.
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| | == Why Tone Changes Are Not Written == | | == Why Tone Changes Are Not Written == |
