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The two ways of pronouncing the 3rd tone
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These are the two ways of pronouncing the 3rd tone. Please listen to the audio above for examples.
- The short version: LOW
- The long version: LOW + RISING
The long version is usually used when the 3rd tone is the last syllable or a lonely 3rd tone as a word, for example Good! hao3!