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How do you say "that sounds great" in Chinese?
听起来很棒
tīng qǐ lái hěn bàng
In Chinese, "that sounds great" is 听起来很棒 (tīng qǐ lái hěn bàng).
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Pronunciation
tīng qǐ lái hěn bàng comes out with "tīng" held flat and high (first tone), then "qǐ" dipped low then curled back up (third tone), then "lái" pushed upward like a question (second tone), then "hěn" dipped low then curled back up (third tone), then "bàng" snapped down sharply (fourth tone).
Writing and usage
听起来很棒 is written using hanzi. It's a phrase, part of the vocabulary taught in the Noun Town language learning game.
Example sentence
that sounds great
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How to remember 听起来很棒
The characters 听起来很棒 feel like that sounds great in miniature; let that image ride along with the sound "tīng qǐ lái hěn bàng".
Related words
- good morning 早上好
- good afternoon 下午好
- good evening 晚上好
- good night 晚安
- how is it going 进展如何
- whats up 怎么了
- how have you been 你最近怎么样
- its nice outside today 今天外面天气很好
- the weather is nice 天气很好
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Questions about 听起来很棒
How do you pronounce 听起来很棒?
tīng qǐ lái hěn bàng comes out with "tīng" held flat and high (first tone), then "qǐ" dipped low then curled back up (third tone), then "lái" pushed upward like a question (second tone), then "hěn" dipped low then curled back up (third tone), then "bàng" snapped down sharply (fourth tone).
Is 听起来很棒 formal or casual?
听起来很棒 is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech.
How is 听起来很棒 used in Chinese?
听起来很棒 is used the same way as the equivalent English phrase. For example: (that sounds great).
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