Rules of the Pinyin (phonetics) <5>
Rules of the Pinyin (phonetics)
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Another often used word “不”(meaning “No” or “Not”)has two tones:
| A. |
When it is followed by a word with the first,second or third tone, it pronounces as “bù” (the fourth tone). For example: 不吃 -- bù chī (meaning “not eat”) 不能 –- bù néng (meaning “not able”) 不想 –- bù xiǎng (meaning “not think”) |
| B. |
When it is followed by a word with the fourth tone, it pronounces as “bú” (the second tone). For example: 不客气 –- bú kè-qi (meaning “you are welcome”) 不怕 –- bú pà (meaning “not afraid”) |