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New Practical Chinese Reader Workbook 1
A Summary of Third-tone Sandhi
(1) When a third-tone syllable appears alone or at the end of a word, it is
pronounced in original third tone. For example:
hao qTng gei
tushuguan
(2) Third tone + third tone__... second tone + third tone. For example:
nT + hao---... nf + hao
wo + rnai ---4 w6 + rnai
(3) Third tone + non-third tone -+ half third tone + non-third tone. For
example:
OT ng he kafei.
NT rn6ng rna?
OTng jln!
NT ne?
Hao rna?
( 4) When three third tones appear in series with no pauses in between, the
first two are pronounced in the second tone. For example:
zhanlanguan -+ zh6nl6nguan
Wo hen hao. -+ W6 hen hao.
