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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.

Here is how it works:

• When you say "hello" in Chinese, 你好 shifts from 3-3 to 2-3 automatically.
• Words like 可以 (kěyǐ) also shift: the first tone rises to make pronunciation smoother.
• Native speakers apply this rule without thinking, so it sounds unnatural if you keep both third tones flat.

This phonetic shortcut makes Mandarin flow better and is essential for sounding natural.

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

Here are the numbers with pinyin and tones:

• 1-3: 一 yī, 二 èr, 三 sān
• Four is 四 (sì), five is 五 (wǔ), six is 六 (liù)
• 七 (qī) = 7, 八 (bā) = 8, 九 (jiǔ) = 9, 十 (shí) = 10

Once you know 1-10, larger numbers follow a logical pattern: 11 is 十一 (shí yī), 20 is 二十 (èr shí).

Practise saying these aloud daily until the tones become automatic.

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