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Obligatory and optional tone change rules in Mandarin

Hi, From a student perspective, there are two types of tone changes in Mandarin: obligatory and optional. The first kind you really have to know about, the second is mostly the natural result of speaking more quickly. Do you know what happens when you have several fourth tones in a row? What about second tone sandhi? Obligatory and optional t...