The question that arises is whether the application of third tone sandhi rule is conditioned by syntactic factor or prosodic factor.

由此就产生了这样一个问题：上声变调规则的应用是取决于句法因素还是韵律因素。

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The third tone is a long low tone plus a short rising tone.

第三声由长降调和短升调组成。

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When there are consecutive third tones, the tone of the first character becomes the second tone while the second character stays the third tone.

两个第三声的汉字相连时，第一个字的声调变为第二声，第二个字的声调不变。

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Third, the tone is so relentlessly bright that even the most laid-back reader may end up wanting to hurl the book into a pile of dirty laundry and retire to an unmade bed with a takeaway meal.

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