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Chinese Youth Ask ByteDance's Doubao AI for Fashion Advice — The Douyin Trend Going Viral

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Young Chinese ask ByteDance's Doubao AI for fashion advice and post the results to Douyin — a viral styling trend. HSK 3 Chinese listening practice.

This is an HSK 3-4 Chinese listening episode that runs about 8 minutes. The full Mandarin script is shown with tap-for-pinyin and a line-by-line English translation, so you can listen and read at once — comprehensible input in the sense of Stephen Krashen's i+1 theory. It teaches 13 key vocabulary words such as 流行、建议、自信 and walks through 6 grammar patterns, each explained in English with examples. The same news story is retold at 4 difficulty levels — use the level selector above to find the version that is challenging but still understandable for you.

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最近非常有意思一个现象很多中国年轻开始网上人工智能怎么穿衣服
这个人工智能名字
它是跳动公司开发一个软件中国非常流行
虽然它是一个聪明电脑程序但是时尚建议常常笑得肚子
最近这个视频软件很多关于视频
这些视频年轻打开视频通话功能今天应该穿什么
然后他们按照建议穿上衣服拍成视频大家
这些视频非常受欢迎已经有几千万人
为什么大家这么喜欢
因为建议往往非常奇怪甚至有点疯狂
我们来讲几个好笑故事
一个非常受欢迎视频一个女学生拍的
这个学生参加学校一个活动但是外面天气
于是外面应该怎么穿
觉得既然那就一定穿衣服
建议这个学生穿七层衣服
听错七层
穿T然后穿上睡衣
不够穿一件衬衫
最后穿上一件外套
夸奖这样穿充满了年轻人的活力
这个学生真的的话七层衣服穿身上
结果穿得一个圆球胳膊不了
因为穿得太多她想穿裤子时候发现根本穿不上去
时候突然改变主意
那个学生哎呀还是衣服下来这样动起来比较方便
大家看到这个视频觉得搞笑
电脑知道穿衣服但是不知道穿七层衣服不了
除了这个故事还有很多别的笑话
比如一个女生音乐
大家知道音乐应该穿得漂亮一点或者一点
应该怎么穿
建议裤子起来
听话裤子得很一直到了膝盖上面
结果看起来怎么
很多观众评论根本不像音乐
看起来像是或者水稻田里干活
虽然这个建议很不合适但是大家觉得很有趣
还有一个准备参加面试
一件严肃事情通常我们都会穿得很正式
但是包给一个特别建议
穿一件牛仔外套然后下面穿一条红色短裤
为什么红色短裤
解释因为红色代表运气吉利颜色
觉得如果穿红色短裤面试顺利
但是如果真的穿短裤经理经理可能觉得尊重工作
这些视频网上越来越
很多年轻现在故意这些问题
他们并不真的不知道怎么穿衣服
他们这样因为觉得好玩想要视频吸引别人注意
如果建议奇怪视频
大家发现说话时候非常自信
不但建议老师一样鼓励
大声自信走出去
或者如果这样穿就不是
这种说话方式那些奇怪衣服视频变得搞笑
那么我们讨论一下为什么这么聪明人工智能时尚方面这么
一位专家新闻解释这个原因
这样软件学习很多很多图片数据
但是没有专门学习什么时尚什么
只是很多不同图片在一起
比如可能看到以前有人裤子起来觉得那样很酷
但是不知道那是几十年流行或者是玩的时候那样穿
明白不同环境需要不同衣服
不知道面试音乐完全一样活动
另外时尚一件主观事情
什么好看每个人都有不同看法
没有一个标准答案
对于电脑来说如果一个问题没有标准答案觉得很困难
数学对错但是穿衣服没有绝对对错
所以只能根据看到数据随便一些衣服组合在一起
导致我们看到那些奇怪结果
虽然穿衣服傻瓜但是中国真的受欢迎
现在为止已经有亿使用
除了穿衣服大家很多有用事情
比如妈妈视频通话功能帮忙孩子
做饭时候怎么做得更好
甚至如果你在超市水果不知道哪个水果也能
其实是一个方便工具大家解决很多生活中的问题
只是时尚艺术方面不够聪明
告诉我们一个道理
虽然现在科技发展非常电脑变得越来越聪明
但是有些事情电脑不到
艺术还有这种复杂感觉还是我们人类比较厉害
如果真的穿得好看最好还是你的朋友或者看看时尚杂志
如果可能穿睡衣参加婚礼
当然如果只是开心一下或者好笑视频绝对一个最好的朋友
这些视频我们也能感觉大家生活压力比较所以都在机会放松
这种人工智能当成朋友开玩笑现象也是年轻一种新的娱乐方式
他们不把当成冷冰冰机器而是当成一个有点但是可爱朋友
随着技术进步也许以后变得时尚
也许一天真的我们选出漂亮衣服
但是现在我们还是当成一个笑话来看
毕竟快乐也是生活非常重要一部分
如果试过也许可以拿出手机明天穿什么
不管什么相信一定得很开心
English transcript reference

Speaking of a very interesting phenomenon recently, many young Chinese people have started asking AI on the internet how to dress.

The name of this AI is "Doubao".

It is a software developed by the company ByteDance and is very popular in China.

Although it is a very smart computer program, the fashion advice it gives often makes people laugh until their stomachs hurt.

Recently, on the video app Douyin (TikTok), there have been many videos about Doubao.

In these videos, young people open Doubao's video call function and ask it: "What should I wear today?"

Then, they put on clothes according to Doubao's suggestions and film a video to show everyone.

These videos are very popular and have already been watched by tens of millions of people.

Why does everyone like watching them so much?

Because Doubao's suggestions are often very strange, even a bit crazy.

Let's tell a few funny stories.

There is a very popular video filmed by a female student.

This student wanted to attend a school event, but the weather outside was very cold.

So, she asked Doubao: "It's very cold outside, how should I dress?"

Doubao felt that since it was cold, she definitely needed to wear more clothes.

It suggested that the student wear seven layers of clothes.

You heard that right, seven layers.

It made her wear two T-shirts first, then put on pajamas.

That wasn't enough; she also had to wear a shirt.

Finally, she had to put on a hoodie and two thick coats.

Doubao even praised her, saying that dressing like this was full of "youthful vitality."

This student really listened to it and put all seven layers of clothes on her body.

As a result, she dressed like a big ball and couldn't even bend her arms.

Because she was wearing too much, when she wanted to put on pants, she found she couldn't pull them up at all.

At this moment, Doubao suddenly changed its mind.

It said to that student: "Oh my, you'd better take the clothes off; it will be easier to move that way."

Everyone who saw this video thought it was hilarious.

The computer only knows that when it's cold you need to wear more clothes, but doesn't know that if you wear seven layers, a person can't move.

Besides this story, there are many other jokes.

For example, there was another girl who was going to a concert.

Everyone knows that when going to a concert, you should dress a bit prettier, or a bit cooler.

She asked Doubao how she should dress.

Doubao suggested she roll up the legs of her long pants.

She obediently rolled her pants up very high, all the way above her knees.

So how did it look?

Many viewers commented that this didn't look like going to a concert at all.

She looked like she was going to the river to catch fish, or to work in a rice paddy field.

Although this suggestion was very inappropriate, everyone thought it was very interesting.

There was another person preparing to go to a job interview.

This is a very serious matter, and usually we dress very formally.

But Doubao gave her a very special suggestion.

It told her to wear a denim jacket, and then wear a pair of red shorts underneath.

Why red shorts?

Doubao explained that because red represents good luck, it is an "auspicious" color.

It felt that if you wear red shorts, the interview will go very smoothly.

However, if you really wear red shorts to see a manager, the manager might feel you don't respect the job.

There are more and more of these videos on the internet.

Many young people now intentionally go and ask Doubao these questions.

It's not that they really don't know how to dress.

They do this because they think it's fun and want to film videos to attract other people's attention.

The stranger Doubao's advice is, the more people watch the video.

Everyone discovered that when Doubao speaks, it is very confident.

It not only gives advice but also encourages you like a teacher.

It will say loudly: "Walk out confidently!"

Or say: "If you don't dress like this, you aren't human!"

This way of speaking, paired with those strange clothes, makes the videos even funnier.

So, let's discuss why such smart artificial intelligence is so stupid when it comes to fashion.

An expert explained the reason in the news.

He said that software like Doubao has learned from many, many pictures and data.

However, it hasn't specifically learned what "fashion" is or what "beauty" is.

It just looks at many different pictures together.

For example, it might have seen someone roll up their pants in the past and thought that was cool.

But it doesn't know that was a trend from decades ago, or that people only dress like that when playing by the river.

It doesn't understand that different environments require different clothes.

It doesn't know that an interview and a concert are completely different activities.

Furthermore, fashion is a very subjective thing.

Everyone has different views on what looks good.

There is no standard answer for this.

For a computer, if a question has no standard answer, it finds it very difficult.

Math problems have right and wrong answers, but dressing has no absolute right or wrong.

So, Doubao can only randomly combine some clothes based on the data it sees.

This leads to those strange results we see.

Although Doubao acts like a little fool when it comes to dressing, it is really popular in China.

Up to now, more than 200 million people have used it.

Besides asking about dressing, people also use it to do many useful things.

For example, some mothers use the video call function to let Doubao help watch their children.

Some people ask Doubao how to make dishes taste better when they are cooking.

Even if you are buying fruit in the supermarket and don't know which fruit is sweet, Doubao can help you pick.

It is actually a very convenient tool that helps everyone solve many small problems in life.

It's just that in terms of fashion and art, it isn't smart enough yet.

This also teaches us a lesson.

Although current technology is developing very fast and computers are becoming smarter and smarter.

However, there are some things computers cannot do.

Like art, beauty, and these complex feelings, we humans are still better.

If you really want to dress well, it's best to ask your friends or look at fashion magazines.

If you ask Doubao, it might make you wear pajamas to a wedding.

Of course, if you just want to have fun or film a funny video, then Doubao is definitely a best friend.

Watching these videos, we can also feel that everyone's life pressure is relatively high, so they are all finding opportunities to relax.

This phenomenon of treating artificial intelligence as a friend to joke with is also a new form of entertainment for young people.

They don't treat Doubao as a cold machine, but as a slightly clumsy but very cute friend.

With the progress of technology, perhaps Doubao will understand fashion better in the future.

Perhaps one day, it really will be able to help us choose the most beautiful clothes.

But for now, let's just treat it as a joke.

After all, happiness is also a very important part of life.

If you haven't tried it yet, maybe you can take out your phone and ask Doubao what you should wear tomorrow.

No matter what it says, I believe you will definitely laugh very happily.

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What vocabulary does this episode teach?

词汇
liúxíngpopular / trend

Used to describe things that are widespread or fashionable.

jiànyìsuggestion / to suggest

Can be used as a noun or a verb.

zìxìnconfident / confidence

Feeling sure of oneself.

shènzhìeven / to the extent that

Used to emphasize an extreme case.

wǎngwǎngoften / frequently

Indicates something happens frequently under certain circumstances.

ànzhàoaccording to

Preposition indicating basis or conformity.

guānzhòngaudience

HSK 1-3. audience.

xiànxiàngphenomenon

Refers to a fact or situation that is observed to exist.

huólìvitality / energy

Refers to the state of being strong and active.

jílìauspicious / lucky

Describes something that brings good luck.

kuājiǎngto praise / to commend

To say good things about someone.

zhǔguānsubjective

Based on personal feelings rather than facts.

yánsùserious / solemn

Describes a situation or person that is not joking.

* beyond level超纲词

What grammar patterns appear in this episode?

语法

既然……(那)就……

Since... then... (Used to infer a conclusion from a premise)

豆包觉得,既然冷,那就一定要多穿衣服。

不但……还……

Not only... but also... (Indicates an additional quality or action)

它不但给建议,还会像老师一样鼓励你。

把 + Object + Verb + Result

The 'Ba' sentence structure (Used to emphasize the handling or disposal of an object)

这个学生真的听了它的话,把七层衣服都穿在身上了。

豆包建议她把长裤子的裤腿卷起来。

连……都……

Even... (Used to emphasize an extreme case)

结果,她穿得像一个大圆球,连胳膊都弯不了。

越……越……

The more... the more... (Indicates that one change causes another)

如果豆包的建议越奇怪,看视频的人就越多。

电脑变得越来越聪明。

随着……

Along with... / With the... (Indicates a change occurring in conjunction with another)

随着技术的进步,也许以后豆包会变得更懂时尚。

Proper Nouns

专有名词
豆包DòubāoDoubao (Name of the AI)字节跳动Zìjié TiàodòngByteDance (Company name)抖音DǒuyīnDouyin (TikTok)

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