A POP song with Chinese tongue twisters 扁担长

“扁担长 板凳宽” is a common Chinese tongue twister for you to practise Chinese pronunciation. And a POP singing  group from Taiwan “S.H.E” has a hit pop song called “中国话” （Zhongguo Hua, Chinese Mandarin）employed this tongue twister for the first part of the lyrics. It is FUN! Do join us and learn to speak Chinese tongue twister with this ChineseHour video lesson.


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biǎndan cháng
扁担长，
bǎndèng kuān
板凳宽。
bǎndèng méiyǒu biǎndan cháng
板凳没有扁担长，
biǎndan méiyǒu bǎndèng kuān
扁担没有板凳宽。
biǎndan yào bǎng zài bǎndèng shàng
扁担要绑在板凳上，
bǎndèng piān bùràng biǎndan bǎng zài bǎndèng shàng
板凳偏不让扁担绑在板凳上。

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The shoulder pole is long,
the bench is broad.
The shoulder pole is longer than the bench.
The bench is broader than the shoulder pole.
The shoulder pole is tied atop the bench;
the bench can’t be tied atop the shoulder pole.
The shoulder pole simply must be tied atop the bench.

New words: 扁担 biǎndan, shoulder pole; 板凳 bǎndèng, bench