《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E21 (30:56)
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yě bú shì yàng yàng dōu tōng
也不是样样都通
“Not everything.”
《Live up to Your Youth》
S1·E21
TIMECODE: 30:56
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
jū jiā lǚ xíng yàng yàng tōng
居家旅行样样通
“You're an expert on everything home and travel.”
yě bú shì yàng yàng dōu tōng
CURRENT FOCUS
也不是 样样都通
“Not everything.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
yǒu yī jiàn shì ba
有一件事吧
“There's one thing”
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Scene:
Social & Dating
Function:
MODEST REFUSAL
Tone:
MODEST
Emotion:
HUMILITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Do not flatter me too much; I definitely have my weak spots.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Ritual Modesty (谦虚)
Deflecting exaggerated compliments is standard Chinese conversational etiquette to avoid appearing arrogant or boastful.
INTENT TAGS:
#modesty
#hedging
#deflecting_praise
#self_effacement
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2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
样样都通
SPOKEN CHUNK
good at everything / jack of all trades
Often used to describe someone versatile, but frequently negated in self-descriptions to express modesty.
也不是
SPOKEN CHUNK
it's not really / not necessarily
A gentle hedging device used to dispute an overstatement without sounding overly argumentative.
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2 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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