《The Truth》 S1·E18 (12:09)
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hái shì fáng zi dà hǎo a
还是房子大好啊
“A big house is better.”
《The Truth》
S1·E18
TIMECODE: 12:09
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
kě zhēn piào liàng a
可真漂亮啊
“So beautiful.”
hái shì fáng zi dà hǎo a
CURRENT FOCUS
还是房子大好啊
“A big house is better.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
zhēn tòng kuài miáo yí duō shǎo nián méi lái nín zhè ér le
“This is great, Ms. Miao. I haven't been here for years.”
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Scene:
Family & Home
Function:
PRAISING
Tone:
ENTHUSIASTIC
Emotion:
ADMIRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
💡 Cultural Insight: Appreciating Living Space
In urban China, owning a spacious apartment carries significant social prestige and comfort, making praise of house size a standard and flattering compliment.
INTENT TAGS:
#complimenting
#praising
#expressing_admiration
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1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
还是……好
SPOKEN CHUNK
it is still better to...; after all, ... is the best
Use this comparative construction to express a strong preference or reaffirm an opinion based on experience.
Modal Particle「啊」 (a)
CHANGE OF STATE
Adds emotional resonance and emphasis to the speaker's sigh of admiration.
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1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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《The Truth》 S1·E18 (12:09) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus