But what if I want to sound theatrical like scheming eunuch from Cdramas?
2026-10-25 01:48:44
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Sarah :
I was wondering, if you wanted to learn mandarin from the beginning with no experience how should you go about it? what is the first step?
2026-10-24 17:34:30
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enchantedchinese :
谢你,that makes it easier ✨
2026-11-12 10:40:46
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laella :
thank you
do you have any advice to memorize the characters cauz I'm struggling so bad 😭😭😭
2026-10-24 15:14:57
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Mama Gun ★ :
But how do you do that without messing up the tones and changing the meaning of the word completely?
2026-10-25 00:19:59
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cotswold pocket camp 🌳🌲🌳 :
thank you laoshi ❤️
2026-10-24 16:24:04
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hvac :
but how am i gonna understand what word is spoken?
2026-11-12 05:30:09
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beijinga :
In my experience, people learning Chinese stay much too close to the pinyin, not realising pinyin is really only an approximation. like putting a hard N at the end of 看 or 元 rather than a more open n where your tongue doesn't really touch your teeth.
2026-10-25 12:23:00
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N🖤.Kiryuᝰ🚬 :
not related to the video, but does anyone have any tips for how to stop relying on Pinyin for everything? it's been a year, I'm in year two of my foreign languages Chinese major, but I still can't stop relying on it
2026-10-28 22:25:24
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ねね :
As a native Chinese, I think your points are very accurate. Mastering these aspects will definitely make your Mandarin sound much more natural. Also, your Chinese is very standard, definitely at a native-level proficiency😄
2026-11-11 20:32:34
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ways.of.learning :
It’s also so hard to not move your head while trying to hit the right tones 😅
2026-10-24 17:13:22
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scorpioxvirgo8 :
the best practice is to hear how people speak as opposed to looking closely at the words (and tones) they make the same mistake when learning English
2026-10-24 23:39:19
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卡洛斯 :
My teacher told me that’s fine once you have good enough mastering of individual tones but I should not try it as a beginner
2026-10-25 14:46:03
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OtterDebtSlave :
isnt this just tone sandhi (变调)? or is this more of a natural evolution, less a rule.
2026-10-25 10:50:56
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Ash :
if I could speak mandarin I'd be living in china
2026-11-01 11:02:20
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sweetie♡pateetie :
ppl on XHS say black people pick up Chinese very easily and that it might as well be a second language for us. but I can't get the tones right to save my life[Broken heart]
2026-10-24 21:44:24
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Cunna | كُنّه :
That’s the most brilliant thing I’ve seen in my entire learning mandarin journey.. do you teach??
2026-10-24 18:14:33
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TT McGee :
I'm a certified GCSE English speaker and find the transition to mandarin difficult
2026-10-24 15:55:41
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Benzzdon :
hi laoshi
2026-11-08 05:20:46
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O L W E T H U🫧❤️ :
I’m an international student in China I appreciate this content so much
2026-10-27 16:10:29
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Jessze Andrew :
This is almost exactly how French is. Shorter the better. This tip for Chinese is extremely helpful! 谢谢!你真棒!
2026-10-26 18:58:23
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off_to_china :
This is very useful! As a beginner, it was easy to over-pronunciate, thinking this will make me sound more accurate. Turns out it’s the opposite. Thank you! ☺️
2026-10-27 22:04:59
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S 🇫🇷🇭🇹🇺🇸🇪🇸🇧🇷🇰🇷🇨🇳 :
Voilà. Je me disais bien que c’était trop compliqué et irréaliste pour fonctionner ainsi 🤣🤣🤣🤣
2026-10-28 10:27:11
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Daniserr :
This idea is true for all languages.
2026-11-09 23:11:28
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Baaz :
I’ve always heard the 3rd tone as being a “sultry” voice and it helped 😂
2026-10-25 18:59:43
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