Why Your Chinese Sounds "Weird" (It's Probably Your Tones!)|Learn Chinese

为什么你的中文听起来很奇怪,原因就在音调上

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Episode Transcript

Complete dialogue with Chinese characters, pinyin, and HSK level color coding

Video Description

Do native speakers ever look confused when you speak Chinese, even when you know you're using the right words? The problem might be your tones! In Chinese, getting the tone wrong doesn't just make you sound "weird"—it can completely change the meaning of what you're saying. You could be ordering a newspaper (bàozhǐ) for breakfast instead of a steamed bun (bāozi)! Join our hosts Ma Li and Zhou Yang as they dive into: Why tones are the most crucial part of speaking Mandarin. Hilarious examples of communication breakdown. A clear, step-by-step guide to producing each tone correctly. The tone change rule for the word "bù" (不) that will instantly improve your fluency. Stop wondering why people don't understand you. Watch this episode to identify and fix your tone mistakes today!

马丽
jiāhǎo
huānyíngshōutīngxīndetōnghuà
shìzhǔchírén
周阳
jiāhǎoshìzhōuyáng
jīntiāntīngláibiégāoxìng
yǒushénmehǎoshìma??
马丽
,,dāngrán
yīnwèimenjīntiānyàoliáo
zuìhuandehuà
zhègehuà
bǎozhèngnéngràngsuǒyǒuzhèngzàixuézhōngwéndepéngyǒumen
yòuxiǎngyòuxiǎngxiào
周阳
ò??zhèmehài
shìshénmehuà
马丽
jiùshìzhōngwénzuìzhòngyào
zuìràngréntóuténgdedōng西shēngdiào
周阳
āhashēngdiào
zhèquèshíshìhěnduōwàiguópéngyǒuxuézhōngwénshí
zuìdetiǎozhàn
yīnyàng
dànshìshēngdiàoyàng
jiùwánquántóngle
马丽
wánquánzhèngquè
menshuō
shēngdiàojiùshìgěihàn穿chuānshàngletóngdefu
穿chuāncuòfu
jiùbiànchénglelìngwàirén
jīntiān
menjiùyòngzhēnshíyòuhǎowándeshìkāishǐ
ràngjiāgǎnshòuxiàshēngdiàode
bǎozhèngtīngwánshì
jiùzàiwàngdiàoshēngdiàodezhòngyàoxìngle
周阳
tīngláihuìfēichángyǒu
menjiùxiāncóngshìkāishǐba
马丽
zhōuyángxiāngěijiǎng
měiguópéngyǒu
gāngláizhōngguóshíshēngdezhēnshíshì
dāngshízhōngwénshuōdeháitàihǎo
dànshìfēichángyǒnggǎn
huanrénliáotiān
周阳
zhèshìhǎoshìa
xuéyánjiùshìyàoduōshuō
马丽
duì
yǒutiān
zàishangkàndàohěnpiàoliangdezhōngguóhái
xiǎngguòwèn
xiǎngwènxiǎojiěnéngwènxiàma
hěnzhèngchángdeduìhuàránhòune
jiéguǒdeshēngdiàochūlewèn
wènshuōchénglewěn
zǒuguò
fēichángrènzhēndeduìgeháishuō
xiǎojiěnéngwěnxiàma
周阳
xiǎngxiànggeháidebiǎoqíng
kěndìngxiàhuàile
马丽
shìdegeháixiānshìlèngzhùle
ránhòuliǎnbiàndetōnghóng
dèngleyǎn
shuōleliúmáng
ránhòujiùkuàizǒudiàole
péngyǒudāngshíwánquánzhīdàoshēngleshénme
háijuédezhōngguórénzěnmezhèmeyǒuhǎo
wèndōuxíng
周阳
zhèzhēndeshìzuìjīngdiǎndehuìle
děngxiàmenhuìxiángjiěshì
wènwěndebié
háiyǒubiédema
马丽
dāngrán
háiyǒuzàizǎodiǎnjīngchángshēngdecuò
biéhǎoxiào
yǒuguópéngyǒu
gāngláizhōngguó
duìzhōngguódezǎocānfēichángzháo
yóushìyòuyòuruǎndebāo
周阳
bāozhègequèshíhěnshòuhuānyíng
马丽
yǒutiānzǎoshàng
mǎizǎocān
zǒudàolǎobǎnmiànqián
běnláixiǎngshuō::lǎobǎn,,yàobāo
jiéguǒshuōchéngle
lǎobǎn,,yàobàozhǐ
周阳
!!bàozhǐ??
yàozǎodiǎnmǎibàozhǐchī??
马丽
shìde,,gemàibāodelǎobǎn
shǒuzhèngzheténgténgdebāo
zhǔnbèigěi
tīngdàozhèhuà
lǎobǎndeshǒuzhíjiētíngzàilebànkōngzhōng
yòngzhǒngfēichángguàideyǎnshénkànzhepéngyǒu
shuōxiǎohuǒbàozhǐnéngchīa
yàobuyàoduìmiàndeshūbàotíngkànkàn
周阳
zhèwèilǎobǎnrénháitǐnghǎode
马丽
yàojiǎngdesānshì
jiǎnzhípāichéngkǒngpiànle
yǒuxuéshēng
zhōngguópéngyǒujiāzuò
chīwánfànzhǔnbèihuíjiādeshíhòu
xiàndeyǎnjìngjiànle
òzhèhěnzhèngcháng
jīngchángyǒurénhuìwàngdōng西
běnláixiǎngshuōāi
deyǎnjìngwàngzàizhuōzishàngle
zhèhuàhěnzhèngchángduìba
周阳
duìa
马丽
dànshìyǎnjìngshuōchéngleyǎnjīng
duìdepéngyǒuhǎnāi
deyǎnjīngwàngzàizhuōzishàngle
周阳
zhètīngláitàixiàrénle
péngyǒutīngleshìshénmefǎnyìng
马丽
péngyǒudāngshízhèngzàishuǐ
kǒushuǐquándōupēnlechūlái
ránhòujīngkǒngdekànzhezhuōzi
hǎoxiàngzhēndezàizhǎoshuāngyǎnjīngyàng
hòuláimíngbáiguòláizhīhòuliǎngrénxiàolebàntiān
xuéshēngshuō
zàihuìwàngyǎnjìngyǎnjīngdebiéle
周阳
xiǎngshìde
zhèzhǒngtàishēnle
hǎoletīngzhòngpéngyǒumen
menxiànzàikěndìngyòuxiǎngxiàoyòuhào
zhèxiēdàoyàng
biézháo
jiēxiàláimenjiùwèijiājiēkāi
hǎolehuānyínghuílái
gānggāng
mentīnglesānràngrénxiàodeshì
xiànzàimenjiùláifēnxià
wèishénmehuìchǎnshēngzhèxiēhuì
gēnběnyuányīnjiùshìzhōngwéndeshēngdiào
马丽
méicuò
zhōuyángxiànzàijiùgěijiātǒngdejiǎngyijiǎng
dàoshénmeshìshēngdiàoba
周阳
hǎode
zhōngwéntōnghuàzhǔyàoyǒuběnshēngdiào
qīngshēng
shēngshēngyīnyàobǎochízàigāoérqiěpíngdewèizhì
xiàngtiáozhí线xiàn
menchángshuōdejīntiānfēifēi
mendedōushìshēng
马丽
gǎnjuédàoleshēngyīnhěnpíng
周阳
èrshēngshēngyīncóngzhōngjiāndewèizhìkāishǐ
ránhòuhěnkuàideshēngdàozuìgāo
xiàngshìzàiwènwèn
shénmedeshénshíjiāndeshí
háiyǒuyínháng
马丽
láishìshìshénshíduìbuduì
周阳
fēichánghǎosānshēngzhègeshēngdiào
yàodeshēngyīn
xiānjiàngdàojiàodewèizhì
ránhòuzàishēnglái
hǎoshuǐguǒ
dànshìzàichángshuōhuàdeshíhòu
guǒsānshēnghòumiànháiyǒubiéde
mentōngchángzhīqiánmiàngexiàjiàngdefen
tīngláishìdeduǎnduǎndeyīn
马丽
zhègehěnzhòngyào
hěnduōjiàocáidōujiàomenyàojiàngxià
zàishēngshànglái
jiéguǒjiāshuōhuàdōuxiàngzàichàng
suǒzhùgechéndegǎnjuéjiùxíngle
周阳
shēngzhègezuìjiǎndānzuìyǒuqi
shēngyīncóngzuìgāodiǎnzhíjiējiàngdàozuìdiǎn
zàijiànkànshūxuéxiào
马丽
jièkàn
huanshēng
gǎnjuéhěnyǒuliàng
周阳
háiyǒuqīngshēng
méiyǒudeshēngdiào
yòuqīngyòuduǎn
madeèr"""",,péngyǒude""yǒu""
马丽
hǎode,,xiànzàimenxuéhuìlezhèshēngdiào
menzàihuítóukàngāngcáishìde
jiājiùhuìfēichángqīngchǔle
周阳
shìwènwěn
wènshēng
shìyǒuzhīdàohuòmíngbáideshìqínghuòdàoqǐngrénjiě
wěnsānshēng
shìyòngzuǐchúnjiēchùrénhuòbiǎoshìài
xiàngxià
zhuǎnwān
jiùcóngmàobiànchéngleliúmáng
马丽
èrshìbāobàozhǐ
bāoshēngjiāqīngshēng
bàozhǐshēngjiāsānshēng
píngjiàng
shíjiùbiànchéngle
周阳
sānshìyǎnjìngyǎnjīng
yǎnjìngjìngshìshēng
yǎnjīngjīngshìshēng
mendeyǎnshēngdiàowánquányàng
dōushìsānshēng
biéjiùzàièr
jiùzhèdiǎndiǎnbié
ràngtōngdeshìbiànchénglekǒngshì
马丽
zhèyàngduì
shìbushìjiùfēichángqīngchǔle
xuéhǎoshēngdiàotàizhòngyàole
周阳
chúlegāngcáixiēxìngde
shízàichángshēnghuózhōng
háiyǒuhěnduōgēngchángjiàn
dàntóngyànghuìzàochéngkùnrǎodeshēngdiàocuò
马丽
shìdemǎimài
周阳
duìzhègeduìzuòshēngdepéngyǒuláishuō
jiǎnzhíshìzhìmìngde
huāqiánchūshìmǎi
shēngyīnshìde
zhuànqiánjìnláishìmài
shēngyīnshìjiàngxiàde
马丽
háiyǒuzàifànguǎnjīngchángshēng
jiùshìtāngtáng
tāngshìshēng
shìyòngláide
tángshìèrshēng
shìtiánde
guǒxiǎngtāngquèshuōchénglelǎobǎnjiādiǎntáng
zhèdùnfàndewèidàojiùbiàndehěnguàile
周阳
tīnglezhèmeduō
jiānénghuìjuéde
zhùměideshēngdiàohǎonán
biédānxīnzhōngwénháiyǒuxiēguī
néngbāngzhùmen
zuìzhòngyàodeliǎngsānshēngzàideguī
sānshēngyàochéngèrshēng
hǎoliánzài
yàochénghǎo
马丽
zhègeguīfēichángyǒuyòng
ràngdezhōngwéntīngláiliúlehěnduō
háiyǒubiédema
周阳
dāngrányǒuháiyǒu
deshēngdiàojīngchángbiànhuàjiùshì
马丽
ò
zhīdàopíngshíshìshēng
周阳
duìdànshì
guǒzhègehòumiàngēnzhelìngshēngde
mejiùyàobiànchéngèrshēng
马丽
òháihuìbiànshēn
kuài
周阳
shìshìshēng
那“不是”就不能读成“bù shì”
tīngláihěnfèi
我们要把“不”变成第二声读作:bú shì
zàishìshēng
那就要读成:bú qù
马丽
míngbáileshìkàn
zhègeguīchāoshíyòng
周阳
shìdezhǎnglesānshēngdebiàndiào
shuōchūdezhōngwénjiùhuìhěnrán
马丽
zhōuyángmenfēnxiǎnglezhèmeduō
xiànzàizuìguānjiàndewènláile
mendàoyīnggāizěnmeliàn
cáinéngzhǎnghǎoshēngdiàone
周阳
zhèyǒuxiǎojiàn
kuāzhāngliàn
zàigāngkāishǐliàndeshíhòu
dìngyàofēichángkuāzhāngde
ràngdekǒuqiāngròuxíngchéng
马丽
ǹg
周阳
èrshǒushìzhù
zàishēngdiàodeshíhòu
yòngshǒuzàikōngzhōnghuàchūshēngdiàodexíngzhuàng
zhèhuìtīngjuédòngjuéjiélái
bāngzhù
马丽
xiàngyīnyuèzhǐhuījiāyàng
周阳
sāngēn仿fǎng
zhǎodàoxiēyīnbiāozhǔndezhōngwéncáiliào
mende
xiàngyǐngziyàng
menshuō
gēnzheshuō
zhòngdiǎn仿fǎngmendediào
马丽
zhèsānfāngdōuhěnbàng
周阳
suǒyǒufāngdexīndōushìzuìhòudiǎn
shìzuìzhòngyàodediǎnyàofàncuò
马丽
shìdejīntiāntīnglemenzhèmeduōshì
huìxiànfàncuòyǒushíbìng
fǎnérhěnyǒu
yǒnggǎndezhāngkāizuǐ
wènyàohàihuìshuōchéngwěn
liǎojiùbiànchéngyǒudeshì
jiùxiàngmenjīntiānfènxiǎngdezhèxiēyàng
周阳
hǎolemenjīntiānzhèguānshēngdiàodejié
chàduōjiùdàozhèle
shíjiānguòzhēnkuài
马丽
shìa
menjīntiāncóngyǒudehuìkāishǐ
wènwěn
bāobàozhǐ
háiyǒuguānyǎnjīngdekǒngshì
周阳
ránhòu
mentǒngdexuélezhōngwéndeshēngdiào
qīngshēng
bìngqiěyònggèngduōdegǒnglezhīshi
马丽
shìdegǎnxièjiādeshōutīng
guǒhuanmendejié
huānyíngdìngyuèdiǎnzànfēnxiǎng
huānyínggěimenliúyán
fēnxiǎngdezhōngwénxuéshì
menxiàjiézàijiàn
周阳
zàijiàn

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