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Mandarin has four main tones, and when two third tones appear in a row, the first one shifts to a second tone.

This is the pattern:

• Take 你好: written nǐ hǎo, but spoken as ní hǎo because of this rule.
• This also affects 小姐 (xiǎojiě), which sounds like "xiáojiě" in conversation.
• Native speakers apply this rule without thinking, so it sounds unnatural if you keep both third tones flat.

A third tone dips low then rises slightly, but when followed by another third tone, the first one simply rises.

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Chinese numbers 1-10 each have a single character and a distinct tone, making them straightforward to memorise.

The complete list from one to ten:

• One is 一 (yī), two is 二 (èr), three is 三 (sān)
• 4-6: 四 sì, 五 wǔ, 六 liù
• 七 (qī) = 7, 八 (bā) = 8, 九 (jiǔ) = 9, 十 (shí) = 10

Pay attention to the tones: 一 and 七 use first tone (high flat), while 四 uses fourth tone (sharp falling).

Practise saying these aloud daily until the tones become automatic.

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