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Your Chinese Is Correct-But It Sounds Wrong : 100 Natural Mandarin Fixes for English Speakers Who Want to Stop Translating and Start Talking
by Neo Huang
Overview
You know the vocabulary. You know the grammar. So why do your Chinese sentences still sound translated?
Your Chinese Is Correct-But It Sounds Wrong gives English-speaking learners 100 practical fixes for Mandarin that is understandable but too heavy, formal, repetitive, or shaped by English. Instead of memorizing one "perfect" sentence, you will learn how native speakers choose what to say first, what to leave unsaid, and how to respond while a real conversation is moving. Inside you will learn how to: - stop building complete English sentences before speaking;- choose natural verbs, sentence frames, reactions, requests, and replies;
- adjust wording for casual, professional, and relational contexts;
- repair misunderstandings without abandoning the conversation; and
- turn 100 reusable decision rules into instinct through a 30-day output plan. This is Book 3 of the Chinese Intuition series: structure, hidden meaning, and natural output.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9798192148259
- ISBN-10: 9798192148259
- Publisher: Independently Published
- Publish Date: August 2026
- Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.33 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.47 pounds
- Page Count: 152
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