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SBTI: A New Personality Test Going Viral in China

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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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测试最近中国一个特别好玩
性格测试
性格测试什么
就是回答一些问题
然后告诉你是什么
比如你是安静
还是活泼
你是喜欢一个人的
还是喜欢很多一起
这种测试很多
有名MBTI
MBTI可能
字母
比如INTJ
比如ENFP
每个人字母一样
中国MBTI非常
很多
认识朋友
一句不是"你好"
"你是什么MB
找工作时候也要MBTI
老板知道你是什么
MBTI认真
正式
很多觉得得很
但是最近
一个新的测试出来
这个测试SBTI
SBTI不是MBTI
SBTI一个搞笑测试
搞笑就是
认真
正式
就是好玩
SBTI做的
一个B
B什么
B就是一个视频网站
中国年轻
这个做了一个视频
视频里面
"做了一个盗版性格测试
"你来
盗版就是假的
不是真的
自己这个不是真的
就是好玩
这个测试三十一个问题
问题搞笑
比如
"厕所超过三十分钟
怎么
比如
"这个问题没有题目
随便
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
结果搞笑
出来"死者"
死者什么意思
就是那种手机上有九十九消息
但是
假装自己不在
但是快到截止日期
一个"收到
出来""
什么
就是猴子
但是网上
意思"打工"
就是每天辛苦工作
猴子一样忙来忙去
出来"尤物"
尤物就是很好
很有魅力
结果都是一个网络
都很好笑
大家以后
就把结果朋友
"我是死者
"我是
"哈哈也是
这样传开
一天之内
这个测试搜索千万
千万
网站
就是打不开
因为太多同时在做
服务受不了
后来有人做了很多新的网站
大家可以继续
为什么这个测试这么
因为MBTI认真
年轻觉得累了
他们不想一个"正确"
他们笑一笑
自嘲一下
自嘲就是自己
"就是一个
"就是一个
大家一起
一起觉得"原来这样"
就是SBTI意义
不是了解自己
一下
时候一下
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.

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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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