<p>Yes,</p>
<p>我很高兴 (wǒ hěn gāo​xìng) in Mandarin Chinese is pronounced in the following tones:</p>
<p>2nd-(half)3rd-1st-4th</p>
<p>It's exactly as you wrote. Well done!</p>
<p>About tone sandhi, you can find a very simple explanation in Chinese at the following link:</p>
<p><a href="https://m.sohu.com/a/360277551_747777/?pvid=000115_3w_a" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://m.sohu.com/a/360277551_747777/?pvid=000115_3w_a</a></p>

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Joe at wearyourchinesename.com
<p>In a sentence like:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>我很高兴 (wǒ hěn gāo​xìng)</p>
</blockquote>
<p>two 3rd tones are in a row. So according to 3rd tone sandhi, it must be pronounced</p>
<blockquote>
<p>wó hěn gāo​xìng</p>
</blockquote>
<p>On the other hand, a 3rd tone (hěn) is followed by a non 3rd tone, so it must be pronounced <a href="https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/pronunciation/Four_tones#Updated_Tone_Diagram" rel="nofollow noreferrer">half 3rd tone</a>.
By putting these two rules together we get:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>wó hěn(half-3rd) gāo​xìng</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Is this method of combing two tone rules correct?</p>

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2021-07-28T03:12:41.010Z
I'm not 100% sure, but this appears to be the same question as [your previous question](https://chinese.stackexchange.com/questions/45610).
Becky 李蓓
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The answer is "yes", but it feels a bit silly to leave an actual answer with only one word. :)
Olle Linge
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@Becky李蓓♦ Please read the most upvoted answer in the previous question. You will see why confusion on the part of OP is understandable.
Joe at wearyourchinesename.com
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How do you combine the sandhi rules for consecutive 3rd tones and half 3rd tones in a sentence like 我很高兴?
# How do you combine the sandhi rules for consecutive 3rd tones and half 3rd tones in a sentence like 我很高兴?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-07-27)

In a sentence like:

> 我很高兴 (wǒ hěn gāo​xìng)

two 3rd tones are in a row. So according to 3rd tone sandhi, it must be pronounced

> wó hěn gāo​xìng

On the other hand, a 3rd tone (hěn) is followed by a non 3rd tone, so it must be pronounced [half 3rd tone](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/pronunciation/Four_tones#Updated_Tone_Diagram).
By putting these two rules together we get:

> wó hěn(half-3rd) gāo​xìng

Is this method of combing two tone rules correct?

**Tags:** pronunciation, sandhi

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: I'm not 100% sure, but this appears to be the same question as [your previous question](https://chinese.stackexchange.com/questions/45610).  
> **username_2**: The answer is "yes", but it feels a bit silly to leave an actual answer with only one word. :)  
> **username_3**: @username_1♦ Please read the most upvoted answer in the previous question. You will see why confusion on the part of OP is understandable.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2021-07-29. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

Yes,

我很高兴 (wǒ hěn gāo​xìng) in Mandarin Chinese is pronounced in the following tones:

2nd-(half)3rd-1st-4th

It's exactly as you wrote. Well done!

About tone sandhi, you can find a very simple explanation in Chinese at the following link:

<https://m.sohu.com/a/360277551_747777/?pvid=000115_3w_a>


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