[Real-Life Chinese] 失声 - Losing My Voice - Douyin Script
Imagine your close friend calling you and sounding completely different. Her voice is gone because of a cold. She starts telling you about how she caught it from her son, how she can’t speak properly, and how it feels miserable. In today’s lesson, you’ll listen as if you were hearing your friend complain, while at the same time practicing vocabulary and grammar from the Chinese script.
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📽️ The Script: 失声 - Losing My Voice
Script with Pinyin and Translation
这两天我儿子感冒了给我传染了。
These past two days, my son caught a cold and passed it on to me.
我竟然失声了。
I actually lost my voice!
我上网一捜，发现是2025年的新型病毒，就好多人都在失声。
有失声四五天的。有失声10天的。
Some people lose their voice for 4–5 days. Some for 10 days.
我这才第二天。也并不知道得多久，得持续多久。
It’s only my second day. I really don’t know how long this will last.
这两天就被逼的変相的変温柔了。
These two days, I was forced to “pretend” to be extra gentle.
你说话也说不出来呀。
You can’t even get the words out when you try to speak.
这病毒太厉害了。
This virus is too strong.
是嫌我24年这一年讲话太多了。
Maybe it “dislikes” that I talked too much in 2024.
让我得这毒株让我25年少说话多做事是吧?
It makes me catch this strain so that in 2025 I’ll talk less and do more, right?
谁能救救我呀。
Who can save me?
这嗓子太难受了。真的太难受了。
My throat feels so uncomfortable. Really unbearable.
🧠 Useful Vocabulary Highlights
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 感冒 | gǎnmào | cold, to catch a cold |
| 传染 | chuánrǎn | to infect, to transmit disease |
| 失声 | shīshēng | to lose one’s voice |
| 竟然 | jìngrán | unexpectedly, actually |
| 捜 | sōu | to search (online or in general) |
| 病毒 | bìngdú | virus |
| 持续 | chíxù | to last, to continue |
| 変相 | biànxiàng | in a disguised form |
| 変温柔 | biàn wēnróu | becoming gentle (ironically used) |
| 嫌 | xián | to dislike, to complain that… |
| 嗓子 | sǎngzi | throat, voice |
| 难受 | nánshòu | uncomfortable, hard to bear |
📚 Grammar Structures to Notice
1. 给
给 (gěi): used here to indicate “cause” or “pass on to”
📝 Example: 他感冒了给我传染了。 = "He caught a cold and passed it to me."
2. 上网一捜
上网一捜 (shàngwǎng yī sōu): structure “verb + 一 + verb” means doing something quickly or casually.
📝 Example: 我上网一捜。 = "I just did a quick search online."
3. 并
并 (bìng) used with negatives to emphasize.
📝 Example: 也并不知道得多久。 = "I really don’t know how long it will last."
4. 被逼
被逼 (bèi bī) passive voice with 被, meaning “forced to.”
📝 Example: 被逼的変相的変温柔了。 = "I was forced to become gentle in a disguised way."
5. 说不出来
说不出来 (shuō bù chūlái) resultative complement structure, meaning “unable to say.”
📝 Example: 你说话也说不出来呀。 = "You can’t even speak properly."
6. 让
让 (ràng) causative verb “let/make.”
📝 Example: 让我得这毒株让我25年少说话多做事。 = "This virus makes me talk less and do more in 2025."
🎯 Takeaway
Everyday life situations (like catching a cold) provide natural, emotional contexts for practicing listening and vocabulary.
Vocabulary such as 感冒, 传染, and 失声 are directly tied to health and daily communication.
Grammar structures like 被, 并, and 让 add nuance to expressing causation, emphasis, and passivity.
Using verb + 一 + verb (like 上网一捜) is a useful pattern for sounding natural.
👉 Try repeating the sentences aloud, practice writing the characters, and even act out the scene with friends. With practice, you won’t just learn words — you’ll learn how to live the language.
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