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Tone Rule: Changes for 'bu'

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ID: 0453 Elementary
While the writer attempts to interject occasional humor into these intros, he knows there's nothing funny about the word ‘bu’, especially when you factor in the rules involved. Sorry, you don't know the rules? Oh, you'll thank us for this podcast that takes away the mystery of the changeable ‘bu’ in Mandarin Chinese, then.
Tue Mar 13 2007 | John, Ken, Jenny
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
不错 bùcuò not bad
不太 bùtài not too much
去 qù to go
对 duì right
不错
bùcuò
(bu4 cuo4 = bu2 cuo4) not bad; pretty good
不太
bùtài
(bu4 tai4 = bu2 tai4) not very; not really
不去
bù qù
(bu4 qu4 = bu2 qu4) not go
不对
bù duì
(bu4 dui4= bu2 dui4) not right; incorrect
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