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SBTI:新的性格测试,在中国很火

SBTI Personality Test Hits 40M Searches

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In China, young people like a new test called SBTI. It is on Bilibili. The test is funny, not serious like MBTI. HSK 1 Chinese listening practice.

This is an HSK 1 Chinese listening episode that runs about 5 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 测试、安静、他们 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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说到测试,最近中国有一个特别好玩的事。
你做过性格测试吗?
性格测试是什么?
就是回答一些问题。
然后告诉你,你是什么样的人。
比如说你是安静的人。
还是活泼的人。
你是喜欢一个人的人。
还是喜欢很多人一起的人。
这种测试很多人做过。
最有名的叫MBTI。
MBTI你可能听过。
它会给你四个字母。
比如说INTJ。
比如说ENFP。
每个人的字母不一样。
在中国,MBTI非常火。
很多人都测过。
你认识新朋友。
第一句话不是"你好"。
是"你是什么MB?
找工作的时候也要MBTI。
老板想知道你是什么人。
MBTI很认真。
很正式。
很多人觉得它说得很准。
但是最近。
有一个新的测试出来了。
这个测试叫SBTI。
SBTI不是MBTI。
SBTI是一个搞笑的测试。
搞笑就是让人笑。
它不认真。
它不正式。
它就是好玩。
SBTI是谁做的?
是一个在B站的人。
B站是什么?
B站就是一个看视频的网站。
中国年轻人都用。
这个人做了一个视频。
视频里面他说。
"我做了一个盗版的性格测试。
"你来试试。
盗版就是假的。
不是真的。
他自己也说这个不是真的。
就是好玩。
这个测试有三十一个问题。
问题很搞笑。
比如说。
"你上厕所超过三十分钟了。
你怎么办?
比如说。
"这个问题没有题目。
请随便选。
你看,问题都很奇怪。
不像MBTI那样认真。
做完测试以后。
你会得到一个结果。
结果也很搞笑。
有的人测出来是"死者"。
死者是什么意思?
就是那种手机上有九十九条消息。
但是不回。
装死。
假装自己不在。
但是快到截止日期了。
才回一个字:"收到。
有的人测出来是"吗喽"。
吗喽是什么?
吗喽就是猴子。
但是在网上。
吗喽的意思是"打工人"。
就是每天辛苦工作的人。
像猴子一样忙来忙去。
有的人测出来是"尤物"。
尤物就是很好看的人。
很有魅力。
你看,每个结果都是一个网络词。
都很好笑。
大家测完以后。
就把结果发到朋友圈。
"我是死者!
"我是吗喽!
"哈哈哈你也是吗喽!
就这样传开了。
一天之内。
这个测试在微信上被搜索了四千万次。
四千万!
太火了。
网站都崩了。
崩了就是打不开了。
因为太多人同时在做。
服务器受不了了。
后来有人做了很多新的网站。
让大家可以继续测。
为什么这个测试这么火?
因为MBTI太认真了。
年轻人觉得累了。
他们不想做一个"正确的人"。
他们想笑一笑。
自嘲一下。
自嘲就是笑自己。
"我就是一个吗喽。
"我就是一个装死的人。
大家一起笑。
一起觉得"原来你也这样"。
这就是SBTI的意义。
不是让你了解自己。
是让你笑一下。
在累的时候笑一下。
这就够了。
English transcript reference

Speaking of tests, there's something really fun happening in China recently.

Have you ever taken a personality test?

What is a personality test?

It's when you answer some questions.

Then it tells you what kind of person you are.

For example, you're a quiet person.

Or a lively person.

You like being alone.

Or you like being with many people.

Many people have taken this kind of test.

The most famous one is called MBTI.

You may have heard of MBTI.

It gives you four letters.

For example INTJ.

For example ENFP.

Everyone's letters are different.

In China, MBTI is very popular.

Many people have taken it.

When you meet a new friend.

The first thing you say isn't "hello."

It's "what's your MB?"

When looking for a job you also need MBTI.

The boss wants to know what kind of person you are.

MBTI is very serious.

Very formal.

Many people think it's very accurate.

But recently.

A new test came out.

This test is called SBTI.

SBTI is not MBTI.

SBTI is a funny test.

Funny means making people laugh.

It's not serious.

It's not formal.

It's just for fun.

Who made SBTI?

Someone on Bilibili.

What is Bilibili?

Bilibili is a website for watching videos.

Young people in China all use it.

This person made a video.

In the video he said.

"I made a bootleg personality test."

"Come try it."

Bootleg means fake.

Not real.

He himself also said this isn't real.

Just for fun.

This test has thirty-one questions.

The questions are very funny.

For example.

"You've been on the toilet for over thirty minutes."

"What do you do?"

For example.

"This question has no topic."

"Please choose randomly."

See, the questions are all very strange.

Not serious like MBTI.

After finishing the test.

You get a result.

The results are also very funny.

Some people get "Dead Person."

What does Dead Person mean?

It's the kind of person with 99 messages on their phone.

But doesn't reply.

Playing dead.

Pretending they're not there.

But when the deadline is close.

They reply with one word: "Received."

Some people get "Mahou."

What is Mahou?

Mahou means monkey.

But on the internet.

Mahou means "working person."

A person who works hard every day.

Busy like a monkey running around.

Some people get "Hottie."

Hottie means a very good-looking person.

Very attractive.

See, every result is an internet word.

All very funny.

After everyone finishes the test.

They post their result on WeChat Moments.

"I'm a Dead Person!"

"I'm a Mahou!"

"Hahaha you're also a Mahou!"

And that's how it spread.

Within one day.

This test was searched 40 million times on WeChat.

40 million!

So popular.

The website even crashed.

Crashed means it wouldn't open.

Because too many people were doing it at the same time.

The server couldn't handle it.

Later people made many new websites.

So everyone could keep testing.

Why is this test so popular?

Because MBTI is too serious.

Young people feel tired.

They don't want to be a "correct person."

They want to laugh a little.

Make fun of themselves a bit.

Making fun of yourself means laughing at yourself.

"I'm just a Mahou."

"I'm just a person who plays dead."

Everyone laughs together.

Together they feel "so you're like this too."

This is the meaning of SBTI.

Not to help you understand yourself.

But to make you laugh.

When you're tired, laugh a little.

That's enough.

Listen again

Try it without the transcript and notice what sounds clearer.

What vocabulary does this episode teach?

词汇
cèshìtest

An exam or quiz to measure something.

ānjìngquiet

Not making noise; calm and still.

tāmenthey; them

HSK 1. they; them.

shénmewhat

HSK 1. what.

shíhoutime / moment

HSK 1. time / moment.

péngyoufriend

HSK 1. friend.

xìnggépersonality; character

The qualities that make a person who they are.

huópolively; outgoing

Full of energy and enthusiasm.

gǎoxiàofunny; hilarious

Something that makes people laugh.

dàobǎnbootleg; pirated

A fake copy of something. Here used jokingly.

zhuāng sǐplaying dead

Pretending to not exist to avoid responding.

ma lóuMahou (monkey/worker meme)

Internet slang for hardworking young people who feel hopeless but keep going.

* beyond level超纲词

What grammar patterns appear in this episode?

语法
比如说...↗

For example...

比如说你是安静的人。

比如说INTJ。

就是...↗

It means... Used for definitions.

搞笑就是让人笑。

自嘲就是笑自己。

因为...所以...↗

Because... therefore...

因为太多人同时在做,服务器受不了了。

不是...是...↗

Not X but Y.

不是让你了解自己,是让你笑一下。

Proper nouns

专有名词
SBTISBTISBTI (Silly Big Personality Test)MBTIMBTIMBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator)B站B zhànBilibili (Chinese video platform)微信WēixìnWeChat

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