{"id":12698,"date":"2020-02-19T05:11:50","date_gmt":"2020-02-19T05:11:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/?p=12698"},"modified":"2024-05-22T03:37:06","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T03:37:06","slug":"the-tone-changes-rules-of-yi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/the-tone-changes-rules-of-yi.html","title":{"rendered":"The Tone Changes Rules of \u201c\u4e00\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=index-195.html frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"1-%25e4%25b8%2580-yi\">1. \u4e00  (y\u012b)<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>\u4e00 is pronounced as the 1<sup>st<\/sup> tone \u201c<strong>y\u012b<\/strong>\u201d when<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>it\u2019s by itself, <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>it works as a number, <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>it is put at the end of the word, phrase, or sentence. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>e.g.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u4e00\u3001\u4e8c\u3001\u4e09\u3001\u56db\u2026\u2026 (y\u012b, \u00e8r, s\u0101n, s\u00ec \u2026\u2026) one, two, three, four<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u552f\u4e00 (w\u00e9i&nbsp; y\u012b) the one and only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u7b2c\u4e00 (d\u00ec y\u012b) the first<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u767e\u91cc\u6311\u4e00 (b\u01cei l\u01d0 ti\u0101o y\u012b) cream of the crop<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"2-%25e4%25b8%2580-yi\">2. \u4e00  (y\u00ec)<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>\u4e00 is read as the 4<sup>th<\/sup> tone \u201c<strong>y\u00ec<\/strong>\u201d when it\u2019s followed by a 1<sup>st<\/sup> tone, 2<sup>nd<\/sup> tone, or 3<sup>rd<\/sup> tone syllable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>e.g.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>\u4e00 + 1<sup>st<\/sup> Tone<\/td><td>\u4e00\u65a4\uff08<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#fa0e0e\" class=\"has-inline-color\">y\u00ec<\/mark> j\u012bn\uff09<br>\u4e00\u5929\uff08<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#fa0e0e\" class=\"has-inline-color\">y\u00ec<\/mark> ti\u0101n\uff09<br>\u4e00\u53cc\uff08<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#fa0e0e\" class=\"has-inline-color\">y\u00ec<\/mark> shu\u0101ng\uff09<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u4e00 + 2<sup>nd<\/sup> Tone<\/td><td>\u4e00\u53f0\uff08<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#fa0e0e\" class=\"has-inline-color\">y\u00ec<\/mark> t\u00e1i\uff09<br>\u4e00\u7fa4\uff08<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#fa0e0e\" class=\"has-inline-color\">y\u00ec<\/mark> q\u00fan\uff09<br>\u4e00\u74f6\uff08<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#fa0e0e\" class=\"has-inline-color\">y\u00ec<\/mark> p\u00edng\uff09<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u4e00 + 3<sup>rd<\/sup> Tone<\/td><td>\u4e00\u628a\uff08<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#fa0e0e\" class=\"has-inline-color\">y\u00ec<\/mark> b\u01ce\uff09<br>\u4e00\u6735\uff08<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#fa0e0e\" class=\"has-inline-color\">y\u00ec<\/mark> du\u01d2 \uff09<br>\u4e00\u573a\uff08<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#fa0e0e\" class=\"has-inline-color\">y\u00ec<\/mark> ch\u01ceng\uff09<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"3-%25e4%25b8%2580-yi\">3. \u4e00 (y\u00ed)<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>\u4e00 becomes the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> tone \u201c<strong>y\u00ed<\/strong>\u201d when it precedes a 4<sup>th<\/sup> tone syllable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>e.g.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>\u4e00 + 4<sup>th<\/sup> Tone<\/td><td>\u4e00\u6837 \uff08<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#fa0e0e\" class=\"has-inline-color\">y\u00ed<\/mark> y\u00e0ng\uff09<br>\u4e00\u6b65\uff08<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#fa0e0e\" class=\"has-inline-color\">y\u00ed<\/mark> b\u00f9\uff09<br>\u4e00\u6837\uff08<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#fa0e0e\" class=\"has-inline-color\">y\u00ed<\/mark> y\u00e0ng\uff09<br>\u4e00\u8f88\u5b50\uff08<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#fa0e0e\" class=\"has-inline-color\">y\u00ed<\/mark> b\u00e8izi\uff09<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"practice\">Practice<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u4e00\u751f\u4e00\u4e16\u4e00\u53cc\u4eba \uff08___ sh\u0113ng ___ sh\u00ec ___ shu\u0101ng r\u00e9n\uff09A couple for a lifetime<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u4e00\u6765\u4e00\u56de \uff08___ l\u00e1i ___ hu\u00ed\uff09Back and forth<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u4e00\u95ee\u4e00\u7b54 \uff08___ w\u00e8n ___ d\u00e1\uff09Ask and answer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u4e00\u70b9\u4e00\u6ef4 \uff08___ di\u01cen ___ d\u012b\uff09Every little bit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u4e00\u6a21\u4e00\u6837 \uff08___ m\u00fa ___ y\u00e0ng\uff09Exactly the same<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u4e00\u5929\u4e00\u5730 \uff08___ ti\u0101n ___ d\u00ec\uff09All over the place<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u4e00\u751f\u4e00\u4e16\u4e00\u53cc\u4eba \uff08<strong>y\u00ec <\/strong>sh\u0113ng <strong>y\u00ed<\/strong> sh\u00ec <strong>y\u00ec<\/strong> shu\u0101ng r\u00e9n\uff09A couple for a lifetime<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u4e00\u6765\u4e00\u56de \uff08<strong>y\u00ec<\/strong> l\u00e1i <strong>y\u00ec<\/strong> hu\u00ed\uff09Back and forth<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u4e00\u95ee\u4e00\u7b54 \uff08<strong>y\u00ed<\/strong> w\u00e8n <strong>y\u00ec<\/strong> d\u00e1\uff09Ask and answer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u4e00\u70b9\u4e00\u6ef4 \uff08<strong>y\u00ec<\/strong> di\u01cen <strong>y\u00ec<\/strong> d\u012b\uff09Every little bit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u4e00\u6a21\u4e00\u6837 \uff08<strong>y\u00ec <\/strong>m\u00fa <strong>y\u00ed<\/strong> y\u00e0ng\uff09Exactly the same<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u4e00\u5929\u4e00\u5730 \uff08<strong>y\u00ec<\/strong> ti\u0101n <strong>y\u00ed<\/strong> d\u00ec\uff09All over the place<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. \u4e00 (y\u012b) \u4e00 is pronounced as the 1st tone \u201cy\u012b\u201d when e.g. 2. \u4e00 (y\u00ec) \u4e00 is read as the 4th tone \u201cy\u00ec\u201d when it\u2019s followed by a 1st tone, 2nd tone, or 3rd tone syllable. e.g. \u4e00 + 1st Tone \u4e00\u65a4\uff08y\u00ec j\u012bn\uff09\u4e00\u5929\uff08y\u00ec ti\u0101n\uff09\u4e00\u53cc\uff08y\u00ec shu\u0101ng\uff09 \u4e00 + 2nd Tone \u4e00\u53f0\uff08y\u00ec t\u00e1i\uff09\u4e00\u7fa4\uff08y\u00ec q\u00fan\uff09\u4e00\u74f6\uff08y\u00ec p\u00edng\uff09 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