how to pronounce several words which take the third tone.
Hello,

I was wondering how would you pronounce this sentence?

他往北走了。

Because there are three words in a row which all use the third tone, it's my understand that this would be pronounced like this:

Tā wáng běi zóu le.

Is that correct?

Question

how to pronounce several words which take the third tone.
Hello,

I was wondering how would you pronounce this sentence?

他往北走了。

Because there are three words in a row which all use the third tone, it's my understand that this would be pronounced like this:

Tā wáng běi zóu le.

Is that correct?

Answer

Hi David! 
It depends on which character you pause.
1.往/北走：wang3bei2zou3
2.往北/走：wang2bei2zou3
Either way is all right! 
:D

Answer

Ta1 wang2 bei2 zou3 le.
or: Ta1 wang2 bei3 zou3 le.

Answer

Hi  David
We  usually  just   pronunce  the  first  word  as  second  tone  when  the  two  or  three  words  all  use  the  third  tone.
For  example  你2好3.  老2虎3.  他1往2北3走3了1

Answer

ta(1)wang(3)bei(3)zou(3)le
走 pronounce the third tone

Answer

Yes.  It's correct.  However, if repeated 往往,  there is a shift in tone to make it sound better.  So using the same tone would not be considered correct.

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