josdan Posted June 21, 2020 at 11:33 PM Report Share Posted June 21, 2020 at 11:33 PM Hello everyone This is my first post so I hope I'm following all the rules. The word 不必 is pronounced as "bù bì" according to Wiktionary, but in Forvo the two audios from natives sound like "bú bì to me". What is the proper pronunciation? I still don't get Mandarin pronunciation completely, so I might be wrong and people in Forvo actually say "bù bì" https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/不必 https://zh.forvo.com/word/不必/#zh Thank you in advance 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
889 Posted June 22, 2020 at 08:33 AM Report Share Posted June 22, 2020 at 08:33 AM https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/pronunciation/Tone_changes_for_"bu" Note that the tone change is not normally marked in Pinyin, thus your confusion. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted June 22, 2020 at 08:39 AM Report Share Posted June 22, 2020 at 08:39 AM Welcome to the site, @josdan, keep asking questions! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawei3 Posted June 22, 2020 at 08:04 PM Report Share Posted June 22, 2020 at 08:04 PM 20 hours ago, josdan said: from natives sound like "bú bì to me". What is the proper pronunciation? I still don't get Mandarin pronunciation completely, so I might be wrong and people in Forvo actually say "bù bì You asked the question diplomatically. It's also impressive that you caught the tone change by listening on your own. Future questions from you are welcome. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josdan Posted June 22, 2020 at 10:41 PM Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2020 at 10:41 PM Now everything is clear. Thanks a lot for the link and the welcoming messages! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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