Tone Rules & Changes
Explanations of tricky tonal sequences.
7 articles
Multiple 3rd tones, how do I deal with them?
5th tones and 一下 yixia, why isn't it "yíxià" in speech?
How do I handle multiple 4th tones in a row?
How do I that I am pronouncing tones correctly?
What's the difference between 3rd and 4th tone?
Why do different speaker's pronounce Mandarin syllables differently?
Why does the 2nd character in a compound word sometimes change to 5th tone?