Can bù change to bú?











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When I first learned 不,the accompanying pinyin was given as




bù (falling tone).




But I've also been doing Pimsleur Chinese lessons and there is the example




wo bú hùi shuo ying wen




and here 不 is pronounced with a rising tone.



My question is:




Is there a rule to when it is bù and when bú? Or does it depend on the speaker's dialect?











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  • phenomenon called tone sandhi, eastasiastudent.net/china/mandarin/tone-change-rules These rules are not normally reflected in the tone marks of pinyin; you just have to know them
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When I first learned 不,the accompanying pinyin was given as




bù (falling tone).




But I've also been doing Pimsleur Chinese lessons and there is the example




wo bú hùi shuo ying wen




and here 不 is pronounced with a rising tone.



My question is:




Is there a rule to when it is bù and when bú? Or does it depend on the speaker's dialect?











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  • phenomenon called tone sandhi, eastasiastudent.net/china/mandarin/tone-change-rules These rules are not normally reflected in the tone marks of pinyin; you just have to know them
    – user6065
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up vote
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When I first learned 不,the accompanying pinyin was given as




bù (falling tone).




But I've also been doing Pimsleur Chinese lessons and there is the example




wo bú hùi shuo ying wen




and here 不 is pronounced with a rising tone.



My question is:




Is there a rule to when it is bù and when bú? Or does it depend on the speaker's dialect?











share|improve this question















When I first learned 不,the accompanying pinyin was given as




bù (falling tone).




But I've also been doing Pimsleur Chinese lessons and there is the example




wo bú hùi shuo ying wen




and here 不 is pronounced with a rising tone.



My question is:




Is there a rule to when it is bù and when bú? Or does it depend on the speaker's dialect?








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  • phenomenon called tone sandhi, eastasiastudent.net/china/mandarin/tone-change-rules These rules are not normally reflected in the tone marks of pinyin; you just have to know them
    – user6065
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  • phenomenon called tone sandhi, eastasiastudent.net/china/mandarin/tone-change-rules These rules are not normally reflected in the tone marks of pinyin; you just have to know them
    – user6065
    Nov 25 at 18:53


















phenomenon called tone sandhi, eastasiastudent.net/china/mandarin/tone-change-rules These rules are not normally reflected in the tone marks of pinyin; you just have to know them
– user6065
Nov 25 at 18:53






phenomenon called tone sandhi, eastasiastudent.net/china/mandarin/tone-change-rules These rules are not normally reflected in the tone marks of pinyin; you just have to know them
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The rule about sandhi of 不 is:




  1. It's pronounced in the original tone (the 4th tone) when being used alone or at the end.



规律一:单念或末尾时念本调。



不、就不、毫不、决不、都不、无不、何不、我偏不 





  1. It's pronounced in the 2nd tone when being used before a 4th tone.



规律二:去声前念阳平。



不对、不算、不便、不怕、不必、不屑  不怕、不当、不定、不动、不利、不顺





  1. It's pronounced in the 4th tone when being used before a tone other than the 4th tone.



规律三:非去声前念去声。



不听、不悲、不分、不蒙、不穿、不飞 不同、不曾、不行、 不纯、不回、不白  不美、不想、不好、不许、不准、不满





  1. It's pronounced in the neutral tone when being used in the middle of words.



规律四:夹在词语中间变轻声。



想不开、起不来、行不行、大不了、对不起、大不大、谈不谈、拿不动、好不好、打不开







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    becomes when it precedes a falling tone.



    I don't know -> wǒ bù zhī dǎo



    I don't do -> wǒ bú zuò






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      The rule about sandhi of 不 is:




      1. It's pronounced in the original tone (the 4th tone) when being used alone or at the end.



      规律一:单念或末尾时念本调。



      不、就不、毫不、决不、都不、无不、何不、我偏不 





      1. It's pronounced in the 2nd tone when being used before a 4th tone.



      规律二:去声前念阳平。



      不对、不算、不便、不怕、不必、不屑  不怕、不当、不定、不动、不利、不顺





      1. It's pronounced in the 4th tone when being used before a tone other than the 4th tone.



      规律三:非去声前念去声。



      不听、不悲、不分、不蒙、不穿、不飞 不同、不曾、不行、 不纯、不回、不白  不美、不想、不好、不许、不准、不满





      1. It's pronounced in the neutral tone when being used in the middle of words.



      规律四:夹在词语中间变轻声。



      想不开、起不来、行不行、大不了、对不起、大不大、谈不谈、拿不动、好不好、打不开







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        The rule about sandhi of 不 is:




        1. It's pronounced in the original tone (the 4th tone) when being used alone or at the end.



        规律一:单念或末尾时念本调。



        不、就不、毫不、决不、都不、无不、何不、我偏不 





        1. It's pronounced in the 2nd tone when being used before a 4th tone.



        规律二:去声前念阳平。



        不对、不算、不便、不怕、不必、不屑  不怕、不当、不定、不动、不利、不顺





        1. It's pronounced in the 4th tone when being used before a tone other than the 4th tone.



        规律三:非去声前念去声。



        不听、不悲、不分、不蒙、不穿、不飞 不同、不曾、不行、 不纯、不回、不白  不美、不想、不好、不许、不准、不满





        1. It's pronounced in the neutral tone when being used in the middle of words.



        规律四:夹在词语中间变轻声。



        想不开、起不来、行不行、大不了、对不起、大不大、谈不谈、拿不动、好不好、打不开







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          The rule about sandhi of 不 is:




          1. It's pronounced in the original tone (the 4th tone) when being used alone or at the end.



          规律一:单念或末尾时念本调。



          不、就不、毫不、决不、都不、无不、何不、我偏不 





          1. It's pronounced in the 2nd tone when being used before a 4th tone.



          规律二:去声前念阳平。



          不对、不算、不便、不怕、不必、不屑  不怕、不当、不定、不动、不利、不顺





          1. It's pronounced in the 4th tone when being used before a tone other than the 4th tone.



          规律三:非去声前念去声。



          不听、不悲、不分、不蒙、不穿、不飞 不同、不曾、不行、 不纯、不回、不白  不美、不想、不好、不许、不准、不满





          1. It's pronounced in the neutral tone when being used in the middle of words.



          规律四:夹在词语中间变轻声。



          想不开、起不来、行不行、大不了、对不起、大不大、谈不谈、拿不动、好不好、打不开







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          The rule about sandhi of 不 is:




          1. It's pronounced in the original tone (the 4th tone) when being used alone or at the end.



          规律一:单念或末尾时念本调。



          不、就不、毫不、决不、都不、无不、何不、我偏不 





          1. It's pronounced in the 2nd tone when being used before a 4th tone.



          规律二:去声前念阳平。



          不对、不算、不便、不怕、不必、不屑  不怕、不当、不定、不动、不利、不顺





          1. It's pronounced in the 4th tone when being used before a tone other than the 4th tone.



          规律三:非去声前念去声。



          不听、不悲、不分、不蒙、不穿、不飞 不同、不曾、不行、 不纯、不回、不白  不美、不想、不好、不许、不准、不满





          1. It's pronounced in the neutral tone when being used in the middle of words.



          规律四:夹在词语中间变轻声。



          想不开、起不来、行不行、大不了、对不起、大不大、谈不谈、拿不动、好不好、打不开








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              becomes when it precedes a falling tone.



              I don't know -> wǒ bù zhī dǎo



              I don't do -> wǒ bú zuò






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                becomes when it precedes a falling tone.



                I don't know -> wǒ bù zhī dǎo



                I don't do -> wǒ bú zuò






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                  becomes when it precedes a falling tone.



                  I don't know -> wǒ bù zhī dǎo



                  I don't do -> wǒ bú zuò






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                  becomes when it precedes a falling tone.



                  I don't know -> wǒ bù zhī dǎo



                  I don't do -> wǒ bú zuò







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