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《The Knockout》 S1·E12 (01:37) HSK 4
bù suàn rèn shí ba dàn shì jiàn guò jǐ huí

不算认识吧 但是见过几回

“Not really. But I've seen her a few times.”

《The Knockout》 S1·E12
TIMECODE: 01:37 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ rèn shí huáng cuì cuì

你认识黄翠翠

“You know Huang Cuicui?”

bù suàn rèn shí ba dàn shì jiàn guò jǐ huí CURRENT FOCUS

不算认识 吧 但是 见过几回

“Not really. But I've seen her a few times.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xiǎo hǔ

小虎

“Xiaohu.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: HEDGING
Tone: EVASIVE
Emotion: DEFENSIVENESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't tie me to her; we barely crossed paths.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Avoiding Guilt by Association

In high-stakes or legal contexts, Chinese speakers frequently use qualifying phrases like '不算' to avoid implying any relationship or responsibility.

INTENT TAGS: #hedging #distancing #clarification #evasion
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
不算认识 SPOKEN CHUNK

cannot really be considered acquainted

Used to hedge and clarify that one only knows someone superficially.

见过几回 SPOKEN CHUNK

seen someone a few times

A colloquial way to describe minimal, casual familiarity with a person.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the statement and signals uncertainty or hesitation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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