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Introduction to

Chinese Tone Change

变调biàn diào

After becoming familiar with the four tones,

there are some tips for you to make your

Chinese sound like a native speaker. In this

material, you will learn the rules to pronounce

" 不 ", " 一 ", and the third tone correctly.

bú

bù yī

yìyí

Chinese Tone Change

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bú

bù

Tone Change of “ 不”

bù

" 不 " is pronounced "bù" when the following tone is pronounced with the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or neutral tone.

说shuō

行xíng

好hăo

了le

bú会huì

去qù

要yào

If the following word is in the 4th tone, " 不 " will become "bú", because it’s easier to pronounce.

• 对不起，我不会。Duì __ qǐ ， wǒ __ huì 。

• 不了，我不需要。__ le ， wǒ __ xū yào 。

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yì

yī

yí

Tone Change of “ 一”

yī第一次dì yī cì

一yī

If you want to say "one" in Chinese,

the pronunciation of " 一 " is " yī ".

第一名dì yī míng

唯一wéi yī

yí定dìng

件jiàn

下子xià zi

If the following word is in the 4th tone, " 一 " will become "yí" , because it’s easier to pronounce.

yì双shuō

直zhí

百băi

" 一 " is pronounced "yì" when the following tone is pronounced with the 1st, 2nd, 3rd tone.

Give it a try!

• 他一定是因为第一次出国很开心， Tā__ dìng shì yīn wèi dì __ cì chū guó hěn kāi xīn ，

所以买了一堆纪念品。suǒ yǐ măi le __ duī jì niàn pǐn 。

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The 3rd Tone Change

你 好Nǐ hăo

The 3rd Tone Change

我 很 好Wǒ hěn hăo

Did you get it right?

A ：你好吗？ Nǐ hăo ma ？

B：我很好，谢谢。 Wǒ hěn hăo ， xiè xie 。

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对不起，我不会。Duì bù qǐ ， wǒ bú huì 。

不了，我不需要。Bù le ， wǒ bù xū yào 。

他一定是因为第一次出国很开心，所以买了一堆纪念品。Tā yí dìng shì yīn wèi dì yī cì chū guó hěn kāi xīn ， suǒ yǐ măi le yì duī jì niàn pǐn 。

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A ：你好吗？ Ni hao ma ？

B：我很好，谢谢。 Wo hen hao ， xiè xie 。

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