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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E18 (09:06) HSK 6
zhè ge rén kě yǐ jià

这个人可以嫁

“"This is someone I can marry,”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E18
TIMECODE: 09:06 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dāng shí wǒ jiù xiǎng

当时我就想

“At that moment, I thought,”

zhè ge rén kě yǐ jià CURRENT FOCUS

这个人 可以嫁

“"This is someone I can marry,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN duì wǒ kě shì zhēn hǎo

“he's really so good to me."”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: EVALUATING PARTNER
Tone: AFFIRMATIVE
Emotion: SATISFACTION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“He proved his worth to me, so I decided he's the one.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Marriage Eligibility (Ke Jia)

In Chinese culture, women evaluate potential husbands based heavily on genuine devotion and everyday attentiveness, often summarized succinctly as whether someone is 'marriage material' (可以嫁).

INTENT TAGS: #affirming #evaluating #commending #committing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
可以嫁 SPOKEN CHUNK

worth marrying; good marriage material

Specifically used from a woman's perspective to evaluate whether a man is dependable enough to be a good husband.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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