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《A Splendid Match》 S1·E9 (14:25) HSK 7
zhè dà jiě jiě yě zhēn shì de zhè míng shēng dōu yǐ jīng zhè me chà le

这大姐姐也真是的 这名声都已经这么差了

“Jinzhao really is something. Her reputation is already this bad,”

《A Splendid Match》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 14:25 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ yǐ hòu yǒu zhè ge bǎ bǐng kàn tā zěn me qī fù nǐ

“Now you have something on her. She won't be able to bully you anymore.”

zhè dà jiě jiě yě zhēn shì de zhè míng shēng dōu yǐ jīng zhè me chà le CURRENT FOCUS

这大 姐姐 也真是的 这名声都已经这么差了

“Jinzhao really is something. Her reputation is already this bad,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN hái zhè me bù zhī jiǎn diǎn

还这么不知检点

“and she still acts so carelessly.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: CRITICIZING BEHIND BACK
Tone: CRITICAL
Emotion: CONTEMPT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“She has ruined her own name, so she has no right to lecture anyone.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Reputation and Propriety (Mingsheng)

In traditional Chinese society, an unmarried woman's moral reputation (名声) strongly dictated her social standing and marriage prospects, making gossip about it particularly damaging.

INTENT TAGS: #gossiping #criticism #disapproval #schadenfreude
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
也真是的 SPOKEN CHUNK

really is quite something (expressing blame or exasperation)

Used colloquially to criticize or express mild annoyance at someone's inappropriate behavior.

名声差 SPOKEN CHUNK

having a poor reputation

Common collocation describing someone who is widely criticized or viewed negatively by their community.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the mild complaint in the formulaic phrase '也真是的'.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks a completed change of state, highlighting that her reputation has already deteriorated to a low point.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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