Can You Read These Tricky Chinese Tongue Twisters?

 this tricky Chinese tongue twister (绕口令, ràokǒulìng)?

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那边划来一艘船,

nà biān huá lái yì sōu chuán,

这边漂去一张床,

zhè biān piāo qù yì zhāng chuáng,

船床河中互相撞,

chuán chuáng hé zhōng hù xiāng zhuàng, 

不知船撞床,

bù zhī chuán zhuàng chuáng, 

还是床撞船。

hái shì chuáng zhuàng chuán.

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Did you catch the meaning? If you think this tongue twister is about a boat (船chuán) and a bed (床 chuáng) bumping into each other (互相撞 hù xiāng zhuàng) in a river (河 hé), then you're absolutely right! 

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Now, watch as Guilin locals try to pronounce this tongue twister while following CLI’s Zicong 老师 through beautiful Guilin. 

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If you like tongue twisters, be sure to stay tuned for our next 绕口令 video. In the meantime, hone your speaking skills by enrolling in CLI's custom Chinese lessons. 

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下次见！

~ The CLI Team 

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