{"id":442,"date":"2022-06-12T13:52:01","date_gmt":"2022-06-12T13:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=442"},"modified":"2023-04-17T12:09:45","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T04:09:45","slug":"yiandbu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/12\/yiandbu\/","title":{"rendered":"Tones of \u4e00 y\u012b and \u4e0d b\u00f9"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_1 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/12\/yiandbu\/#%E4%B8%80_yi\" >\u4e00 y\u012b<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/12\/yiandbu\/#Special_case_in_China\" >Special case in China<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/12\/yiandbu\/#%E4%B8%8D_bu\" >\u4e0d b\u00f9<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/12\/yiandbu\/#Practice\" >Practice<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#3f6a5b\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Grammar Point:<\/mark><\/strong><br>The tones of \u4e00 yi and \u4e0d b\u00f9 can be very confusing for beginners learning Chinese. Let&#8217;s explore them together!&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E4%B8%80_yi\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#3f6a5b\" class=\"has-inline-color\">\u4e00 y\u012b<\/mark> <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When counting numbers less than 99 or when \u4e00 y\u012b is the last character in a word, it should always be pronounced with <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#66897c\" class=\"has-inline-color\">the<\/mark> <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#66897c\" class=\"has-inline-color\">first tone<\/mark>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">1<\/span><rt>y\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">,<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">2<\/span><rt>\u00e8r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">,<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">3<\/span><rt>s\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">,<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">4<\/span><rt>s\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">1<\/span><rt>y\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">,<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">2<\/span><rt>\u00e8r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">,<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">3<\/span><rt>s\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">,<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">4<\/span><rt>s\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby>\u2003one, two, three, four<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5341\u4e00<\/span><rt>sh\u00edy\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5341\u4e00<\/span><rt>sh\u00edy\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby>\u200311 o&#8217;clock<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7b2c\u4e00<\/span><rt>d\u00ecy\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7b2c\u4e00<\/span><rt>d\u00ecy\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby>\u2003first<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5468\u4e00<\/span><rt>zh\u014duy\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5468\u4e00<\/span><rt>zh\u014duy\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby>\u2003Monday<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u552f\u4e00<\/span><rt>w\u00e9iy\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u552f\u4e00<\/span><rt>w\u00e9iy\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby>\u2003only<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">2<\/span><rt>\u00e8r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">0<\/span><rt>l\u00edng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">1<\/span><rt>y\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">1<\/span><rt>y\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e74<\/span><rt>ni\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">2<\/span><rt>\u00e8r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">0<\/span><rt>l\u00edng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">1<\/span><rt>y\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">1<\/span><rt>y\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e74<\/span><rt>ni\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby>\u2003year of 2011<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Exception:<\/mark><\/strong><br><br><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u6708<\/span><rt>y\u012byu\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u6708<\/span><rt>y\u012byu\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby> January<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>When \u4e00 y\u012b follows a measure word, counts more than 100, or is the first character in a word, and the following word is in the first tone, second tone, or third tone, it should be pronounced with<strong> <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#66897c\" class=\"has-inline-color\">the fourth tone<\/mark><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672c<\/span><rt>b\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672c<\/span><rt>b\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3000a book<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u767e<\/span><rt>y\u00ecb\u01cei<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u767e<\/span><rt>y\u00ecb\u01cei<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3000100<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u5343<\/span><rt>y\u00ecqi\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u5343<\/span><rt>y\u00ecqi\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby>\u30001000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u8d77<\/span><rt>y\u00ecq\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u8d77<\/span><rt>y\u00ecq\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3000together<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u4e9b<\/span><rt>y\u00ecxi\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u4e9b<\/span><rt>y\u00ecxi\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3000some<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When the following word is in the fourth tone or a neutral tone, \u4e00 y\u012b should be pronounced with <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#66897c\" class=\"has-inline-color\">the second tone.<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u4ef6<\/span><rt>y\u00edji\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8863\u670d<\/span><rt>y\u012bf\u00fa<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u4ef6<\/span><rt>y\u00edji\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8863\u670d<\/span><rt>y\u012bfu<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3000one piece of clothing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u6a23<\/span><rt>y\u00edy\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u6837<\/span><rt>y\u00edy\u00e1ng<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3000the same<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u534a<\/span><rt>y\u00edb\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u534a<\/span><rt>y\u00edb\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3000half<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u842c<\/span><rt>y\u00edw\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u4e07<\/span><rt>y\u00edw\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby>\u300010000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Special_case_in_China\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#61b898\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Special case in China<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Y\u012b (\u4e00) and q\u012b (\u4e03) can sound similar, so in certain situations, \u4e00 can be pronounced as y\u0101o. This happens when giving phone numbers, hotel room numbers, and bus numbers with three digits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u623f<\/span><rt>f\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u865f<\/span><rt>h\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">123<\/span><rt>y\u0101o\u00e8rs\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u623f<\/span><rt>f\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f7<\/span><rt>h\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">123<\/span><rt>y\u0101o\u00e8rs\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><br>My room number is 123.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E4%B8%8D_bu\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#3f6a5b\" class=\"has-inline-color\">\u4e0d b\u00f9<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u4e0d b\u00f9 follows the same rules as \u4e00 y\u012b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When the following word is in the first tone, second tone, or third tone, it should be pronounced with<strong> <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#66897c\" class=\"has-inline-color\">the fourth tone<\/mark><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3000not good<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u77e5\u9053<\/span><rt>zh\u012bd\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u77e5\u9053<\/span><rt>zh\u012bd\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3000don&#8217;t know<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u80fd<\/span><rt>n\u00e9ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u80fd<\/span><rt>n\u00e9ng<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3000not able to<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When the following word is in the fourth tone or a neutral tone, \u4e0d should be pronounced with <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#66897c\" class=\"has-inline-color\">the second tone.<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3000don&#8217;t want<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3000will not<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ko-fi.com\/tiffanystalk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-300x58.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-570\" width=\"150\" height=\"29\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-300x58.png 300w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-600x115.png 600w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-1024x197.png 1024w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-768x148.png 768w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-1536x296.png 1536w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-2048x394.png 2048w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-850x164.png 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Do you like it? \ud83d\ude42<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:11px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Practice\"><\/span>Practice<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Try to read the following words:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u4e00 ti\u0101n\u3000\u4e00 w\u00e8i\u3000\u4e00 zh\u012b\u3000\u4e00 ti\u00e1o\u3000\u4e00 w\u00e0n\u3000\u4e00 di\u01cen\u3000\u4e00 t\u00e1i\u3000\u4e00 f\u0113n\u3000\u4e00 b\u011bn\u3000\u4e00 ge\u3000\u4e00 b\u0113i\u3000\u4e00 d\u00e0i\u3000\u4e00 zh\u00ed\u3000\u4e00 zh\u01d2ng\u3000\u4e00 f\u00e8n\u3000\u4e00 y\u00e0ng &nbsp;&nbsp;<br><audio src=\"https:\/\/tiffanymandarin.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/07\/e4b880e8ae8ae8aabf.m4a\"><\/audio><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/\u4e00.m4a\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u4e0d y\u00e0o&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;\u4e0d xi\u01ceng&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;\u4e0d k\u011by\u01d0&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;\u4e0d zh\u012bd\u00e0o&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;\u4e0d d\u01d2ng&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;\u4e0d q\u00f9&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;\u4e0d l\u00e1i&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;\u4e0d shu\u00ecji\u00e0o&nbsp;&nbsp; \u4e0d x\u01d0huan&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;\u4e0d f\u0101ngbi\u00e0n&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;\u4e0d d\u00e0&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;\u4e0d xi\u01ceo&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;\u4e0d ch\u00e1ng&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;\u4e0d du\u01cen&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;\u4e0d p\u00e0ng&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;\u4e0d sh\u00f2u&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;\u4e0d n\u00e9ng&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;\u4e0d hu\u00ec<audio src=\"https:\/\/tiffanymandarin.files.wordpress.com\/2021\/07\/e4b88de8ae8ae8aabf.wav\"><\/audio><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/\u4e0d.m4a\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/a1\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/e68f92e59c963-300x86.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-571\" width=\"150\" height=\"43\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/e68f92e59c963-300x86.png 300w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/e68f92e59c963-600x171.png 600w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/e68f92e59c963.png 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grammar Point:The tones of \u4e00 yi and \u4e0d b\u00f9 can be very confusing for beginners learning Chinese. 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