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《Road to Success》 S1·E21 (41:21) HSK 3
wén chéng yè nà jù huà bù wú dào lǐ

文成业那句话 不无道理

“What Wen Chengye said... Actually made a point.”

《Road to Success》 S1·E21
TIMECODE: 41:21 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN ràng wén chéng yè de jì shù dòng zuò chū xiàn le yán zhòng biàn xíng

让文成业的技术动作 出现了严重变形

“causes Wen Chengye's technical movements to break down badly.”

wén chéng yè nà jù huà bù wú dào lǐ CURRENT FOCUS

文成业 那句话 不无道理

“What Wen Chengye said... Actually made a point.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tā men de shí lì yǐ jīng tí shēng hěn duō le

他们的实力已经提升很多了

“Their strength has improved a lot,”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: VALIDATING VIEWPOINT
Tone: OBJECTIVE
Emotion: APPROVAL
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Litotes in Chinese Discourse

Using double negatives like 'not without reason' allows speakers to sound measured, objective, and intellectually fair rather than overly biased.

INTENT TAGS: #conceding #validating #evaluating #measured_agreement
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
不无道理 SPOKEN CHUNK

not without reason; makes some sense

A classic litotes used in semi-formal or thoughtful spoken Chinese to concede or partially validate another person's point.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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