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SBTI Personality Test Hits 40M Searches

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Chinese youth are tired of MBTI. A funny new test called SBTI from Bilibili creator Zhurouerchuaner is everywhere now. HSK 2 Chinese listening practice.

This is an HSK 2 Chinese listening episode that runs about 6 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 12 key vocabulary words such as 有意思、问题、意思 and walks through 4 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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说到中国最近最火的一个东西,那就是SBTI测试。
你可能听过MBTI。
MBTI是一个很有名的性格测试。
你回答一些问题。
然后它给你四个字母。
告诉你是什么样的人。
比如说你是"内向的思考者"。
还是"外向的感受者"。
在中国MBTI特别火。
年轻人认识新朋友的时候会问。
"你是I人还是E人?
I人就是内向的。
E人就是外向的。
找工作的时候也要填MBTI。
很多老板看你的性格类型来决定要不要你。
但是最近有一个新东西火了。
比MBTI还火。
它叫SBTI。
SBTI是什么?
SBTI的全名是"Silly Big Personality Test"。
翻译过来就是"傻乎乎的大人格测试"。
从名字就知道了。
这不是一个正经的测试。
这是一个搞笑的测试。
它是模仿MBTI做的。
但是把认真的部分都去掉了。
换成了搞笑的东西。
SBTI是谁做的?
是一个B站UP主。
UP主就是在B站发视频的人。
这个人的网名叫"蛀肉儿串儿"。
他做这个测试的原因很好笑。
他说他想劝一个朋友戒酒。
所以做了这个测试。
里面还藏了一个"酒鬼"的性格类型。
他在四月九号发了一个视频介绍这个测试。
视频的标题是"我做了个盗版SBTI测试,且骗人来测。
然后就爆了。
一天之内视频的播放量超过了两百万。
微信上的搜索量达到了四千多万。
全网的讨论超过了两千万条。
网站直接崩了。
打不开了。
因为同时上线的人太多了。
服务器受不了。
后来出现了很多镜像网站。
让大家可以继续测。
那这个测试到底长什么样?
一共有三十一个问题。
问题都非常奇怪。
比如说一个问题是。
"你上厕所三十多分钟还没出来。
你会怎么做?
还有一个问题是。
"大多数人是善良的。
然后选项是"其实这世上的坏心比痔疮还多"。
还有一个问题直接说。
"这个问题没有题目。
请随便选。
你看,都是这种风格。
搞笑,自嘲,不正经。
做完测试以后你会得到一个结果。
结果是一个四个字母的类型。
跟MBTI的格式一样。
但是含义完全不同。
你可能测出来是"死者"。
死者就是那种。
手机上有九十九条未读消息。
但是不回。
装作没看到。
快到截止日期了才回一句"收到"。
你也可能测出来是"吗喽"。
吗喽在中文互联网上的意思是"打工人"。
就是那种明明觉得世界很糟糕。
但是早上七点还是会起来上班的人。
一共有二十七种性格类型。
每一种都是一个网络梗。
大家测完以后就截图发朋友圈。
"我是吗喽!
"哈哈我也是!
就这样一传十十传百。
火遍全网。
但是SBTI也引起了一些争议。
有人说有些问题不太合适。
比如有一个关于小孩给你棒棒糖的问题。
有人觉得这个问题的设计有问题。
还有人说你做两次结果不一样。
说明这个测试不准。
但其实创作者自己也说了。
"我没有平衡好娱乐和专业。
这个测试本来就不是认真的。
它就是一个玩具。
后来这个视频被B站删了。
微博和小红书上的相关话题也被限制了。
可能是因为传播太快了。
也可能是因为有些内容被认为不合适。
但是不管怎样。
SBTI已经成为了二零二六年春天最有意思的一个网络现象。
它说明了一件事。
中国的年轻人累了。
他们不想再做一个"完美的人"。
他们想笑一笑。
自嘲一下。
然后继续第二天的生活。
SBTI给了他们这个机会。
一分钟的测试。
一个搞笑的标签。
一次和朋友一起笑的机会。
这就够了。
English transcript reference

Speaking of the hottest thing in China recently, it's the SBTI test.

You may have heard of MBTI.

MBTI is a very famous personality test.

You answer some questions.

Then it gives you four letters.

Telling you what kind of person you are.

For example you're an "introverted thinker."

Or an "extroverted feeler."

In China MBTI is extremely popular.

When young people meet new friends they ask.

"Are you an I person or an E person?"

I person means introverted.

E person means extroverted.

When looking for a job you also fill in MBTI.

Many bosses look at your personality type to decide whether to hire you.

But recently something new has gone viral.

Even more popular than MBTI.

It's called SBTI.

What is SBTI?

SBTI's full name is "Silly Big Personality Test."

Translated it means "silly big personality test."

You can tell from the name.

This is not a serious test.

This is a funny test.

It's made by imitating MBTI.

But all the serious parts have been removed.

Replaced with funny stuff.

Who made SBTI?

A Bilibili content creator.

A content creator is someone who posts videos on Bilibili.

This person's online name is "Zhurouerchuaner."

The reason he made this test is very funny.

He said he wanted to convince a friend to quit drinking.

So he made this test.

Inside he even hid a "drunkard" personality type.

On April 9th he posted a video introducing the test.

The video title was "I made a bootleg SBTI test and tricked people into taking it."

Then it exploded.

Within one day the video got over 2 million views.

WeChat searches reached over 40 million.

Discussions across the internet exceeded 20 million posts.

The website straight-up crashed.

Wouldn't open.

Because too many people were online at the same time.

The server couldn't handle it.

Later many mirror websites appeared.

So everyone could keep testing.

So what does this test actually look like?

There are thirty-one questions total.

The questions are all very strange.

For example one question is.

"You've been on the toilet for over 30 minutes and still haven't come out."

"What would you do?"

Another question is.

"Most people are kind."

And the option is "actually there are more evil hearts in this world than hemorrhoids."

Another question directly says.

"This question has no topic."

"Please choose randomly."

See, it's all this style.

Funny, self-deprecating, not serious.

After finishing the test you get a result.

The result is a four-letter type.

Same format as MBTI.

But the meaning is completely different.

You might get "Dead Person."

Dead Person means the kind of person.

Who has 99 unread messages on their phone.

But doesn't reply.

Pretends not to see them.

Only replies "received" when the deadline approaches.

You might also get "Mahou."

Mahou on the Chinese internet means "working person."

The kind who clearly thinks the world is terrible.

But still wakes up at 7 AM to go to work.

There are 27 personality types in total.

Each one is an internet meme.

After finishing, everyone takes a screenshot and posts to WeChat Moments.

"I'm a Mahou!"

"Haha me too!"

Just like that, one tells ten and ten tells a hundred.

It went viral across the whole internet.

But SBTI also caused some controversy.

Some people said certain questions weren't appropriate.

For example there's a question about a child giving you a lollipop.

Some people felt the design of this question had problems.

Others said if you take it twice you get different results.

Meaning the test isn't accurate.

But actually the creator himself also said.

"I didn't balance entertainment and professionalism well."

This test was never meant to be serious.

It's just a toy.

Later the video was deleted from Bilibili.

Related topics on Weibo and Xiaohongshu were also restricted.

Maybe because it spread too fast.

Or maybe because some content was considered inappropriate.

But regardless.

SBTI has become the most interesting internet phenomenon of spring 2026.

It shows one thing.

Chinese young people are tired.

They don't want to be a "perfect person" anymore.

They want to laugh a little.

Make fun of themselves a bit.

Then continue with the next day's life.

SBTI gave them this opportunity.

A one-minute test.

A funny label.

A chance to laugh with friends.

That's enough.

Listen again

Try it without the transcript and notice what sounds clearer.

What vocabulary does this episode teach?

词汇
yǒu yìsiinteresting

HSK 1-2. interesting.

wèntíproblem / question

HSK 1-2. problem / question.

yìsimeaning / interest

HSK 1-2. meaning / interest.

shǒujīmobile phone

HSK 1-2. mobile phone.

zǎoshangmorning

HSK 1-2. morning.

gàosuto tell

HSK 1-2. to tell.

xìnggé cèshìpersonality test

A quiz that tells you about your personality type.

nèixiàngintroverted

Preferring to be alone or in small groups.

wàixiàngextroverted

Preferring to be social and around people.

mófǎngto imitate

To copy or mimic something else.

ègǎoparody; spoof

A humorous imitation of something serious.

jìngxiàng wǎngzhànmirror website

A copy of a website hosted elsewhere.

* beyond level超纲词

What grammar patterns appear in this episode?

语法
从...就知道了↗

You can tell from...

从名字就知道了。

不管怎样↗

Regardless; in any case.

但是不管怎样,SBTI已经成为了网络现象。

越来越...↗

More and more...

这种不满越来越普遍。

一传十十传百↗

One tells ten, ten tells a hundred. Describes rapid word-of-mouth.

就这样一传十十传百,火遍全网。

Proper nouns

专有名词
SBTISBTISBTI (Silly Big Personality Test)MBTIMBTIMBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator)B站B zhànBilibili蛀肉儿串儿ZhùròuerchuànerZhurouerchuaner (SBTI creator)微博WēibóWeibo (Chinese Twitter)小红书XiǎohóngshūXiaohongshu (Chinese Instagram)InstagramInstagramInstagram

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