《The First Jasmine》 S1·E3 (29:13)
HSK 7
kàn lái wáng fēi zhēn shì bù jiǎn dān
看来 王妃真是不简单
“Seems the Princess Consort really isn't simple.”
《The First Jasmine》
S1·E3
TIMECODE: 29:13
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
bú yào zài gǎo zhè xiē le
不要再搞这些了
“Don't do such things anymore.”
kàn lái wáng fēi zhēn shì bù jiǎn dān
CURRENT FOCUS
看来 王妃 真是不简单
“Seems the Princess Consort really isn't simple.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
nǎ lǐ bù jiǎn dān
哪里不简单
“How?”
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Scene:
Historical & Court
Function:
EVALUATING CHARACTER
Tone:
EVALUATIVE
Emotion:
VIGILANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“She is far more cunning and formidable than she looks; we must keep our guard up.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Bu Jian Dan (Hidden Depth)
Saying someone is 'not simple' is a quintessential Chinese indirect evaluation, warning that a person possesses hidden resourcefulness or covert motives.
INTENT TAGS:
#assessment
#wariness
#calculating
#understatement
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2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
不简单
SPOKEN CHUNK
not simple; shrewd; extraordinary or formidable
A classic litotes used either as high praise or, frequently in social politics, to denote someone who is calculating and shrewd.
看来
SPOKEN CHUNK
it seems; apparently
Used at the beginning of a clause to express a deduction based on recent observations.
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2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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