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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E4 (31:10) HSK 4
nà kěn dìng shì yǒu yì diǎn diǎn de

那肯定是有一点点的

“well, maybe just a little.”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 31:10 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shuō nǐ bú shì xù yì bào fù wǒ dōu bù xìn nǐ shuō shì xù yì de ba

说你不是蓄意报复我都不信 你说是蓄意的吧

“If you say this wasn't deliberate revenge, I wouldn't believe it. If you say it was deliberate,”

nà kěn dìng shì yǒu yì diǎn diǎn de CURRENT FOCUS

那 肯定是 有一点点的

“well, maybe just a little.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nà nǐ shuō wǒ hǎo xīn hǎo yì dì bāng tā

那你说我好心好意地帮他

“I helped him out with good intentions,”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: HEDGING
Tone: TEASING
Emotion: EMBARRASSMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Fine, I admit I was being a bit petty, but don't blow it out of proportion.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Diminutive Softening (Yi Dian Dian)

Using diminutive expressions allows speakers to make face-saving partial admissions without bearing the full stigma of malicious intent.

INTENT TAGS: #hedging #concession #downplaying #face_saving
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
肯定是有的 SPOKEN CHUNK

there definitely is some

Used to concede a point when evidence makes complete denial impossible.

有一点点 SPOKEN CHUNK

a tiny little bit

A diminutive phrase used to downplay fault or soften negative admissions.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Used at the end of the clause to add certainty and emphasize the factual nature of the assertion.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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