I've been learning Chinese at home for a few months now, mostly focusing on pronunciation. Every couple days or so I record a word or short phrase and post on HiNative or HelloTalk to get feedback.
I've gotten past the "2nd and 3rd tones sound the same" phase and the "x and sh sound the same" phase (though I need to drill constantly to avoid relapsing). Now people are telling me "to really sound Chinese, you need to speak from the front of your mouth instead of the back of your mouth".
The problem is I don't really know what this means. I know something is off when I listen to my recordings, but none of the resources I'm using ever talk about this "speak from the front of your mouth" concept. I'd really like to figure this out while it's still early. FWIW, I'm a guy with a deep voice and a little training in music and public speaking -- so I've been drilled/taught to always "speak from the diaphragm" in English.
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