Chinese Podcast _ Why You Can’t Understand Chinese Movies 为什么听不懂中文电影？ _ Improve Chinese Listening

Hello everyone I'm Xiaohan Welcome to my channel Fu Chinese If you have studied Chinese for a long time but still find it difficult to watch Chinese movies and don't understand them Don't worry you're not alone Many friends who study Chinese have this problem Actually it's not that your Chinese is bad It 's that you need to change the way you practice your listening Today I'll talk to you about it Why can't you understand Chinese movies Also how to solve this problem In the future whenever you watch Chinese movies and Chinese videos you will gradually understand them I can also understand native Chinese speakers Okay let's start now First why can't you understand Chinese movies Many people say that Chinese people speak too fast Yes they do speak fast but the problem is not just about the speed When Chinese is spoken quickly syllables are connected tones change and there are many neutral tones and omissions Especially in China there are still many dialects and accents that sound quite different from standard Mandarin If you're not familiar with fast-paced Chinese you'll definitely find it challenging I'll give you a few examples I don't know Sometimes speaking quickly sounds like not listening Sorry It sounds like a misunderstanding That's how it becomes like this Tomatoes turn into bear tomatoes Also in northern dialects sometimes they just say "bèi" instead of "don't" In Beijing dialect they also like to add erhua sounds For example here there child today So if you don't understand it's not because your ears are faulty or your reaction is slow but because the Chinese you learned in your school textbooks is different from the Chinese used in real life pay attention to these patterns What should be done then Actually there is a great method Watch movies or videos with subtitles As you watch the subtitles And listen to the pronunciation You can train your brain To remember how to read and write Chinese characters It matches up If you want to improve your Chinese by watching movies with subtitles you can divide it into four stages The first stage is listening to Chinese and watching native language subtitles The second stage is listening to Chinese reading Chinese and adding pinyin subtitles The third stage is watching Chinese with Chinese subtitles Of course the hardest is the fourth stage which is listening to Chinese without any subtitles Where are you in the process Let me know in the comments Even if you haven't reached the third or fourth stage yet it's completely fine It's okay Everyone starts from the basics when learning something so even if you' re just starting now it's all good You still need to turn on native language subtitles or pinyin subtitles It's very normal There's nothing to be embarrassed about This is actually a very good advanced method Step by step practice upwards gradually build confidence and in the end you will eventually reach the fourth stage But remember one thing: subtitles are just a tool The goal is to eventually be able to understand Chinese without subtitles Think about it in real life when you chat with people there 's no subtitle for you to read If you can't understand a movie without subtitles now There's no problem using subtitles but your goal is to eventually be able to understand Chinese without needing subtitles So you need to gradually reduce your reliance on subtitles In Chinese there's a saying called "progress step by step " which means to take it one step at a time Another question: many people watch movies and listen to dialogues but often get stuck and don't understand why Because they take each word one by one instead of understanding the overall meaning That's right Native speakers speak quickly is one reason but the bigger problem is your vocabulary is not enough You hear an unfamiliar word stop and think what does it mean As a result the conversation has already moved on you didn't catch the next part and that's the problem here It's not that your comprehension is lacking but rather that you haven't mastered those words yet so expanding your vocabulary is definitely necessary At the same time don't try to understand every single word just catch the key phrases and understand the general idea That way when you listen to movies or dialogues you won't get stuck easily People often ask me " What movies are best for learning Chinese " Honestly you might not like my answer Actually there's no single movie that's the best The key is that you really like it because If you don't like the movie aren't focused while watching it find it boring then you won't be able to get into it can't concentrate and naturally won't improve your Chinese For example if you usually like to watch comedy movies then watch comedy movies to learn Chinese If you don 't like to watch historical dramas forcing yourself to watch them will definitely not help you learn Right So learning should be combined with interest If you like comedies watch comedies If you like kung fu movies watch kung fu movies If you like science fiction watch science fiction Read a book Listen to a podcast Read the news It's the same You don't need to look for special content to learn Chinese Do what you normally do Just switch it to Chinese Because if you like it you will be focused Learning a language is not about forcing yourself to do things you don't like but rather doing things you like in Chinese So no matter what type of movie you like as long as you like it that's enough and by the way don't forget the subtitles I mentioned earlier It's okay to use subtitles You know there are four stages No matter which stage you are in now Even if you're still at the beginning Or maybe You can already understand most of the movies It doesn't matter Just keep going The more you watch The more you listen the more you will find that understanding native Chinese speakers is actually easier than you think Keep practicing keep going don't give up you will definitely be able to understand more and more Chinese Okay that's it for today Usually what's your favorite type of movie Action movies or comedies Leave a comment and tell me If you like this video Welcome to like Also welcome to share with your friends who are learning Chinese Thank you very much for watching Thank you Bye-bye See you next time