The Tone Sandhi of “一”

一 as “yī”

When “一” is by itself, it’s pronounced as “yī”.

When “一” is at the end of a word, then it’s also pronounced as “yī”.

…… 一

e.g.

一 /yī/

三十一 /sān shí yī/

唯一 /wéi yī/

万一 /wàn yī/

 

一 as “yì”

When “一” is followed by a 1st tone, 2nd tone or 3rd tone syllable, it’s pronounced as “yì”.

一 + 1st tone

一 + 2nd tone

一 + 3rd tone

e.g.

一天 /yì tiān/

一台 /yì tái/

一种 /yì zhǒng/

 

一 as “yí”

When “一” is followed by a 4th tone syllable, it’s pronounced as “yí”.

一 + 4th tone

e.g.

一样 /yí yàng/

一对 /yí duì/

一个 /yí gè/

1. y___ jīn píngguǒ
A.
B.
C.
D.
2. y___ zhǒng tàidù
A.
B.
C.
D.
3. y___ gè rén
A.
B.
C.
D.
4. y___ wàng wú jì
A.
B.
C.
D.
5. y___ tái diànnǎo
A.
B.
C.
D.
6. y___ bù shǒujī
A.
B.
C.
D.
7. y___ bēi shuǐ
A.
B.
C.
D.
8. y___ píng kělè
A.
B.
C.
D.
9. y___ duàn gǎnqíng
A.
B.
C.
D.
10. y___ zhāng huà
A.
B.
C.
D.
11. y___ duī xuě
A.
B.
C.
D.
12. y___ èr sān sì ……
A.
B.
C.
D.
13. y___ piàn shùyè
A.
B.
C.
D.
14. y___ běn cídiǎn
A.
B.
C.
D.
15. y___ yàng
A.
B.
C.
D.
16. shí y___
A.
B.
C.
D.

 

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