Which words are soft to read, and what are the rules?

1) auxiliary words should be read lightly. For example, the structural auxiliary words "de, de and de" and the tense auxiliary words "zhe, le and guo" should be read lightly.

2) Light reading of locative words. Such as: "on the ground, under the lamp, in the house".

3) Light reading of directional verbs. Such as: "come here, go down" and so on.

4) Light reading of modal particles. Such as "what, what, ah, ok" and so on.

5) Disyllabic monosyllabic words. Such as grapes, radishes and pomegranates. Read the last word gently.

6) Overlapping words. Look, try it, brother. Read the last word gently.

7) Affixes. For example, words with "zi, er, tou, you, Yao" should be read lightly.

8) Distinguish parts of speech. For example, "general idea" is a noun, but "meaning" becomes a verb if you read it lightly. "Report" is a noun. When "blame" is lightly read, the word becomes a verb.

9) Distinguish the meaning of words. "Laozi" is an ancient name. The word "zi" in Laozi became "father".

There are some other exceptions, such as the last words of "tofu" and "sun", which are all lightly pronounced in Beijing dialect and absorbed in Mandarin.