(2)中重轻格式 “Medium-stressed + Stressed + Light” Structure
三音节词语属 “中重轻” 格式的数量不多,即第二个音节为重音,音长最长;第一个音节为中音,音长中长;第三个音节为轻音,音长最短。例如:
There are not many trisyllabic words of this kind, in which the second syllable is stressed and long, the first syllable medium-stressed and medium in length, and the third syllable light and short. For example:
húluóbo 胡萝卜 méiguānxì 没关系 lǎo húlí 老狐狸 máoháizi 毛孩子
(3)重轻轻格式 “Stressed + Light + Light” Structure
三音节词语属 “重轻轻” 格式的很少,多为口语词,它的第一个音节为重音,第二、三个音节都为轻音。例如:
There are even fewer trisyllabic words of this structure, in which the first syllable is stressed and the other two are light in tone. Most of these words are colloquial. For example:
shénmede 什么的 guàibude 怪不得 gūniángjiā 姑娘家 hǎo zhe ne 好着呢