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《The First Jasmine》 S1·E12 (43:00) HSK 6
méi xiǎng dào wáng fēi yě shì gè qí dào gāo shǒu a

没想到王妃 也是个棋道高手啊

“I didn't expect you to also be a master of Go.”

《The First Jasmine》 S1·E12
TIMECODE: 43:00 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN ā yáo ā yáo

阿尧 阿尧

“Yao.”

méi xiǎng dào wáng fēi yě shì gè qí dào gāo shǒu a CURRENT FOCUS

没想到 王妃 也是 个棋道 高手 啊

“I didn't expect you to also be a master of Go.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zài lái

再来

“Again.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: PRAISING COMPETENCE
Tone: TEASING
Emotion: SURPRISE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are much sharper and more formidable than you let on.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Weiqi as a Gauge of Character

In classical Chinese culture, skill in chess (Weiqi) reflects a person's foresight, strategic mind, and temperament rather than mere gaming ability.

INTENT TAGS: #complimenting #flattery #reappraisal #playful_challenge
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
没想到 SPOKEN CHUNK

never expected; who would have thought

Used at the start of a sentence to introduce a pleasant or startling discovery.

高手 SPOKEN CHUNK

master; expert

Widely used to compliment someone who demonstrates high skill in arts, sports, or games.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the compliment and expresses genuine delight and exclamation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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《The First Jasmine》 S1·E12 (43:00) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus