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《Love Beyond the Grave》 S1·E8 (02:34) HSK 4
nà kěn dìng yě bú shì shén me hǎo rén a

那肯定 也不是什么好人啊

“Then he's definitely no good.”

《Love Beyond the Grave》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 02:34 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ jiù cóng tā shēn shàng xiù dào le tóng lèi de wèi dào hé nǐ tóng lèi

“I smelled it in him, the scent of my own kind. Of your kind?”

nà kěn dìng yě bú shì shén me hǎo rén a CURRENT FOCUS

那 肯定 也不是 什么 好人 啊

“Then he's definitely no good.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nà shì zì rán

那是自然

“Of course.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: MAKING A JUDGMENT
Tone: TEASING
Emotion: AMUSEMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“If he is just like you, he is definitely up to no good.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Banter via Self-Deprecation or Shared Guilt

In close Chinese friendships, acknowledging that someone shares one's own cunning or devious nature ('同类') is a common form of playful teasing rather than a true insult.

INTENT TAGS: #concurring #teasing #evaluating #reinforcing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
那肯定 SPOKEN CHUNK

definitely; without a doubt

A very common colloquial response used to validate a previous observation with high certainty.

也不是什么好人 SPOKEN CHUNK

not a good person either; quite a shady character

Used idiomatically to criticize someone's character or morals in conversational speech.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the assertion while adding an overt tone of obviousness or shared consensus.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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