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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E30 (25:55) HSK 7
dàn hǎo zài dǐ zi hǎo

但好在底子好

“Fortunately, he's always been strong.”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E30
TIMECODE: 25:55 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jiān bǎng gǔ tou duàn le

肩膀骨头断了

“He broke his shoulder.”

dàn hǎo zài dǐ zi hǎo CURRENT FOCUS

但 好在 底子好

“Fortunately, he's always been strong.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN méi yǒu xìng mìng zhī yōu

没有性命之忧

“His life is not in danger.”

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Scene: Medical & Health
Function: REASSURING
Tone: REASSURING
Emotion: RELIEF
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Physical Constitution (底子)

In traditional health beliefs, one's innate bodily foundation (底子) dictates resilience against trauma and disease, often evaluated first before medical prognoses.

INTENT TAGS: #reassurance #optimism #assessment #comforting
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
好在 SPOKEN CHUNK

fortunately; luckily

Used to introduce a positive or mitigating factor after discussing bad news or a setback.

底子好 SPOKEN CHUNK

to have a strong foundation or solid physical constitution

Widely used in daily speech referring either to someone's health, natural skin quality, or fundamental skill set.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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