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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E30 (27:53) HSK 7
shū jì lì bù lì hài bàng bù bàng wǒ yě jué de shū jì tǐng lì hài de

书记厉不厉害 棒不棒 我也觉得书记挺厉害的

“Isn't Mr. Zheng great? Sure, he is pretty impressive.”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E30
TIMECODE: 27:53 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ kěn dìng yào chóu qián de

我肯定要筹钱的

“I had to raise funds.”

shū jì lì bù lì hài bàng bù bàng wǒ yě jué de shū jì tǐng lì hài de CURRENT FOCUS

书记 厉不厉害 棒不棒 我也觉得书记 挺厉害 的

“Isn't Mr. Zheng great? Sure, he is pretty impressive.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN ér qiě wǒ hái zhī dào shū jì hǎo duō gù shì ne huí tóu gěi nǐ jiǎng jiǎng

而且我还知道 书记好多故事呢 回头给你讲讲

“Plus, I know lots of stories about him. I'll tell you later.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: PRAISING AUTHORITY
Tone: ENTHUSIASTIC
Emotion: ADMIRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You have to admit the Secretary is extraordinary, just like I do.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Organizational Leadership Respect (尊师重道与领袖权威)

Praising administrative and political leaders like the '书记' (Secretary) reinforces cohesion and respect toward institutional authority in Chinese public organizations.

INTENT TAGS: #seeking_agreement #praising_superior #affirming_status #solidarity
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
厉不厉害 SPOKEN CHUNK

capable or not; impressive or not

An A-not-A question structure used rhetorically to invite validation of someone's impressive ability.

挺厉害的 SPOKEN CHUNK

quite capable; really impressive

Used as an informal yet genuine evaluation of high competence or strength.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Affirms certainty at the end of an evaluative statement.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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