HINTS： 对话形式换角色就换行写哦~ putonghua tonal "8,888 times", newly-released
How does Chinese sound to you? I find putonghua rather melodious, a little like singing. Basically, Chinese is a tonal language. I'm not sure if you have trouble with making distinctions of the four tones. Yes, I do. The tonal system of Chinese really bothers me. It's a major source of difficulty with my comprehension and pronunciation. It's so upsetting that most of the time I don't understand what I hear and I'm not understood by others. I suggest you take advantage of living in China and go to lectures, movies, and plays "8,888 times", and dip yourself in the language environment as much as possible. Before I forget, I have two tickets for a newly-released feature film. Would you like to go with me and improve your listening for the tones? Certainly! Thank you so much. My pleasure.