A 3rd tone followed by another 3rd tone becomes a 2nd tone; for example, 你好 (nǐhǎo) becomes níhǎo.
当两个第三声调的音节相连时，第一个音节变为第二声调；例如，你好 (nǐhǎo) 变为níhǎo。
| Text | A 3rd tone followed by another 3rd tone becomes a 2nd tone [3] [3] ⇒ [2] [3] |
|---|---|
| Extra | Examples: 你好 (hello): nǐhǎo ⇒ ‘níhǎo’ 很远 (very far): hěnyuǎn ⇒ ‘hényuǎn 好久 (a long time): hǎojiǔ ⇒ ‘háojiǔ’ |
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