Course in Modern Mandarin Chinese

2 Routledge Course in Modern Mandarin Chinese Level 1

Third tone (3rd tone, falling-rising tone)

hFo

lFo(shC)

nH

wI

yG

xiFo

hGn

Fourth tone (4th tone, falling tone)

bù

shì

zài

jiàn

1.2. Tone change for the word bù no, not

Here are two-syllable words and phrases in which the tone of bù is changed to rising tone
(bú). Listen and repeat each word or phrase.

bù + 4 → bú + 4

bù duì → bú duì

bù shì → bú shì

bù wèn → bú wèn

bù mài → bú mài

bù zuò → bú zuò

bù xiè → bú xiè

bùbì → búbì

bùdàn → búdàn

Initial Consonants

b, p, m, f
The following syllables begin with b, p, m, or f. Listen to the recording and repeat each
syllable aloud.

b bD, bA, bH, bù, bAo, bAng

p pD, pà, pC, pJ, pào, pàng

m mD, mA, mH, mù, máo, máng

f fD, fA, fù, fáng