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Tone sandhi = natural tone change in speech.
The most common rule in Mandarin,
When two 3rd tones appear together → the first one changes to 2nd tone in pronunciation.
For example:
你好 (nǐ hǎo → ní hǎo)
很好 (hěn hǎo → hén hǎo)
水果 (shuǐ guǒ → shuí guǒ)
手表 (shǒu biǎo → shóu biǎo)
子女 (zǐ nǚ → zínǚ)
Don’t overthink it — let it flow naturally. With practice and listening to native speakers, this change will become automatic
Tone sandhi = natural tone change in speech.
The most common rule in Mandarin,
When two 3rd tones appear together → the first one changes to 2nd tone in pronunciation.
For example:
你好 (nǐ hǎo → ní hǎo)
很好 (hěn hǎo → hén hǎo)
水果 (shuǐ guǒ → shuí guǒ)
手表 (shǒu biǎo → shóu biǎo)
子女 (zǐ nǚ → zínǚ)
Don’t overthink it — let it flow naturally. With practice and listening to native speakers, this change will become automatic
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