Conversational Mandarin Quiz
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A learner records themselves saying '你好 (nǐ hǎo)' as a greeting. When played back, a native speaker says it sounds unnatural and slightly hard to follow. The learner confirms they pronounced both syllables with a full falling-rising (Tone 3) contour, carefully dropping and then raising the pitch on each syllable.
Which statement best explains the source of the unnaturalness and describes the adjustment that would most improve comprehensibility?
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