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In spoken Chinese, consecutive third tones trigger a rule called tone sandhi: the first third tone rises like 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.
• Ignoring tone sandhi makes speech choppy, which is why practising this early matters.

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

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Learning to count in Mandarin starts with ten simple characters, each paired with a pinyin pronunciation.

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)
• 7-10: 七 qī, 八 bā, 九 jiǔ, 十 shí

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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