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《The Truth》 S1·E24 (34:46) HSK 7
tā zhè ge rén a chū le míng de hǎo dǔ

他这个人啊 出了名的好赌

“He was notoriously addicted to gambling.”

《The Truth》 S1·E24
TIMECODE: 34:46 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN suàn shì liǎo jiě ba

算是了解吧

“I knew him fairly well.”

tā zhè ge rén a chū le míng de hǎo dǔ CURRENT FOCUS

他 这个人 啊 出了名的 好赌

“He was notoriously addicted to gambling.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shuō

说

“Go on.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: CHARACTERIZING
Tone: GOSSIPING
Emotion: DISAPPROVAL
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“He brought this on himself because of his notorious gambling addiction.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Stigma of Gambling

In Chinese culture, habitual gambling ('好赌') is considered a ruinous personal vice that inevitably destroys families and invites criminal associations.

INTENT TAGS: #character_assessment #implicating #providing_background #criticism
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
出了名的 SPOKEN CHUNK

notoriously / well-known for

Used before a trait or behavior, often with a negative or extreme connotation.

好赌 SPOKEN CHUNK

addicted to gambling / prone to gambling

Here '好' is pronounced 'hào' in the fourth tone, meaning to have an inclination or weakness for something.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Pauses after setting up the topic, drawing the listener's focus to the forthcoming description.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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