《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E2 (29:09)
HSK 5
wǒ chéng rèn nǐ hái bú cuò
我承认你还不错
“I admit you're not bad.”
《Dream of Golden Years》
S1·E2
TIMECODE: 29:09
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
jì rán nǐ zhè me tǎn chéng nà wǒ jiù zhí jiē shuō le
既然你这么坦诚 那我就直接说了
“since you're being so honest, I'll just cut to the chase.”
wǒ chéng rèn nǐ hái bú cuò
CURRENT FOCUS
我承认 你 还不错
“I admit you're not bad.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
dàn wǒ xiàn zài méi yǒu shí jiān xiǎng zhè xiē hái yǒu gèng zhòng yào de shì qíng yào zuò
但我现在 没有时间想这些 还有更重要的事情要做
“But right now, I don't have time for this. I have more important things to do.”
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Scene:
Social & Dating
Function:
QUALIFIED PRAISE
Tone:
COMPOSED
Emotion:
CALM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are a decent person, but I am still going to turn you down.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Face-Saving Rejection (先扬后抑)
In Chinese interpersonal communication, direct rejection is often cushioned by first offering praise to protect the other party's face.
INTENT TAGS:
#cushioning
#polite_refusal
#face_saving
#concession
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2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
我承认
SPOKEN CHUNK
I admit / I concede
Commonly used to concede a valid point before introducing a contrastive 'but' (但是).
还不错
SPOKEN CHUNK
pretty good / not bad
A modest or restrained compliment in spoken Chinese, indicating acceptable quality without excessive enthusiasm.
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2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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