<p>不↖️ 一↗️ 定↖️  the symbol indicates four tones in Mandarin. If you have any problems with the four tones, just ask me in comment.</p>

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2019-11-17T05:33:33.580Z
2019-11-17T05:33:33.580Z
Duke Hadson
<p>不 and 一 both have the property of changing tone to suit the tone of the following character.</p>

<p>This phenomenon is called the tonal sandhi.</p>

<p>What would the correct/standard tone combination for this expression be?</p>

<p>My thoughts are: the 4th tone on ding causes the yi to take a 2nd tone, which causes bu to take a 4th tone.</p>

<p>4-2-4</p>

<p>Is this correct?</p>

<p>For some reason 2-2-4 sounds ok to me too.
Are there other variations on this? </p>

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What are the tones for 不 and 一 in the expression 不一定?
# What are the tones for 不 and 一 in the expression 不一定?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-11-12)

不 and 一 both have the property of changing tone to suit the tone of the following character.

This phenomenon is called the tonal sandhi.

What would the correct/standard tone combination for this expression be?

My thoughts are: the 4th tone on ding causes the yi to take a 2nd tone, which causes bu to take a 4th tone.

4-2-4

Is this correct?

For some reason 2-2-4 sounds ok to me too.
Are there other variations on this?

**Tags:** tones, sandhi

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2019-11-17. Score: 0

不↖️ 一↗️ 定↖️ the symbol indicates four tones in Mandarin. If you have any problems with the four tones, just ask me in comment.


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