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《The Lead》 S1·E18 (15:35) HSK 6
yī shēn hǎo gōng fu hǎo wǔ dàn zhè shì

一身好功夫 好武旦这是

“Such great skills! She's a good Wudan!”

《The Lead》 S1·E18
TIMECODE: 15:35 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ kāi shén me wán xiào zhè

“Are you kidding? This...”

yī shēn hǎo gōng fu hǎo wǔ dàn zhè shì CURRENT FOCUS

一身 好功夫 好武旦这是

“Such great skills! She's a good Wudan!”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tiān bō yáng fǔ de shāo huǒ yā tou duì zhe ne duì zhe ne

“The kitchen maid of Tianbo Yang Mansion! That's right!”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: PRAISING AND EVALUATING
Tone: TEASING
Emotion: ADMIRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Look at those moves—she's practically a master acrobat!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Wu dan (Martial Female Role)

A role category in traditional Chinese opera (such as Peking Opera) portraying women skilled in martial arts, emphasizing combat and acrobatic stunts. In everyday speech, it is often used playfully or metaphorically to describe an agile, tough, or capable woman.

INTENT TAGS: #praising #teasing #complimenting agility
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
一身好功夫 SPOKEN CHUNK

Possessing great martial arts skills or exceptional physical prowess.

Commonly used in spoken Chinese to praise someone for their superb physical fitness, agility, or mastery of skills.

这是 SPOKEN CHUNK

Placed at the end of a sentence for post-positioned evaluation or emphasis, equivalent to 'this really is...'.

A high-frequency Northern Chinese colloquial pattern that enhances vividness and adds an exclamatory tone.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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