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《The Epoch of Miyu》 S1·E14 (14:27) HSK 1
nà yě bú shì bù kě yǐ

那也不是不可以

“that's also an option.”

《The Epoch of Miyu》 S1·E14
TIMECODE: 14:27 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN xiǎng ràng tā zāi gè gēn tou

想让她栽个跟头

“to stumble,”

nà yě bú shì bù kě yǐ CURRENT FOCUS

那 也不是不可以

“that's also an option.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shì ba wèi zǒng

是吧 魏总

“Right, Mr. Wei?”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: RELUCTANT AGREEMENT
Tone: CALCULATING
Emotion: CYNICISM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I am fine with making her trip up, as long as it does not blow back on me.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Plausible Deniability via Understatement

Using litotes or double negatives allows Chinese professionals to sanction risky or ruthless schemes without being directly tied to full endorsement.

INTENT TAGS: #hedging #consenting #scheming #understating
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
那也不是不可以 SPOKEN CHUNK

that is not out of the question; that is doable

A common double-negative phrase used to grant reserved or tactical approval without sounding too eager.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 6 GRAMMAR
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