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《The Guilty》 S1·E11 (34:27) HSK 5
bù guò nǐ zhè ge nián jì yǒu diǎn dà

不过你这个年纪有点大

“But you're a bit old.”

《The Guilty》 S1·E11
TIMECODE: 34:27 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yě dǎo shì

也倒是

“Fair enough.”

bù guò nǐ zhè ge nián jì yǒu diǎn dà CURRENT FOCUS

不过 你 这个 年纪 有点大

“But you're a bit old.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nián jì dà shēn tǐ hái xíng

年纪大身体还行

“I'm old, but I'm fit.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: POLITE CRITIQUE
Tone: CAUTIOUS AND MILDLY CRITICAL
Emotion: SKEPTICISM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You might be too old for this role, honestly.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Age Appropriateness in Hiring

In Chinese society, age criteria are often openly discussed and scrutinized without the strict legal taboos seen in Western professional environments.

INTENT TAGS: #hedging #evaluating #critique #skepticism
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
年纪有点大 SPOKEN CHUNK

a bit on the older side

A polite, hedged way to address advanced age without sounding overly blunt or disrespectful.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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