Exercises

Knowledge Point Tested: Tone Change Rules: the change of “bù” (Newbie, Module 2)

Sentence Exercises

Sentence Exercise

Review

Simplified \| Traditional
	我是中国人，不是美国人。WǒshìZhōngguórén,búshìMěiguórén.我是中國人，不是美國人。I’m Chinese, not American.http://www.dongyu.com/upload/ecoupload/2013-08/21/104282.mp3
	I’m Chinese, not American.

	不大。Búdà.不大。Not big.http://www.dongyu.com/upload/ecoupload/2013-08/21/104283.mp3
	Not big.

	我不饿。Wǒbúè.我不餓。I’m not hungry.http://www.dongyu.com/upload/ecoupload/2013-08/21/104284.mp3
	I’m not hungry.

	不贵。Búguì.不貴。It’s not expensive.http://www.dongyu.com/upload/ecoupload/2013-08/21/104285.mp3
	It’s not expensive.

	这条裙子不漂亮，我女朋友不喜欢。Zhètiáoqúnzibúpiàoliang,wǒnǚpéngyoubùxǐhuan.這條裙子不漂亮，我女朋友不喜歡。This skirt is not beautiful. My girlfriend doesn’t like it.http://www.dongyu.com/upload/ecoupload/2013-08/21/104286.mp3
	This skirt is not beautiful. My girlfriend doesn’t like it.

不, as one of the common words used in Chinese, is not always pronounced as “bù.” But when does it change and how?

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