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《Lady Liberty》 S1·E33 (19:51) HSK 2
sān gè dōu bù cuò dōu bú shì bù cuò shì hěn hǎo

三个都不错 都不是不错 是很好

“All three were pretty good. Not just pretty good, but they were excellent.”

《Lady Liberty》 S1·E33
TIMECODE: 19:51 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ kàn wán le

我看完了

“I've finished reading them.”

sān gè dōu bù cuò dōu bú shì bù cuò shì hěn hǎo CURRENT FOCUS

三个 都不错 都不是 不错 是很好

“All three were pretty good. Not just pretty good, but they were excellent.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ xiān bié gào sù wǒ shì shuí xiě de wǒ cāi cāi

“Don't tell me who wrote them yet. Let me guess.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: GIVING PRAISE
Tone: ENTHUSIASTIC AND APPROVING
Emotion: ADMIRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Spontaneous Upgrading of Praise

While Chinese feedback is often modest or understated ('不错'), explicitly correcting oneself to '很好' indicates an unusually high level of professional delight and encouragement.

INTENT TAGS: #complimenting #evaluation #encouragement #enthusiasm
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
都不错 SPOKEN CHUNK

all are pretty good

A standard way to express solid approval toward a set of options or submissions.

不是……是…… SPOKEN CHUNK

not... but rather...

A common rhetorical pattern used to correct oneself in real time to amplify emphasis.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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