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《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E8 (46:10) HSK 3
qí shí wǒ zuì jìn ne kàn nǐ shùn yǎn duō le

其实我最近呢 看你顺眼多了

“Actually, lately, I've been looking at you more favorably.”

《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 46:10 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zuò shēng yì méi nà me róng yì

“Business isn't that easy.”

qí shí wǒ zuì jìn ne kàn nǐ shùn yǎn duō le CURRENT FOCUS

其实 我最近呢 看你顺眼 多了

“Actually, lately, I've been looking at you more favorably.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ zhè ge rén ba qí shí tǐng hǎo de

“You're actually quite nice.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: SOFTENED COMPLIMENT
Tone: CONCILIATORY
Emotion: RELIEF
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I used to find you annoying, but I actually like you now.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Indirect Flattery and Reconciliation

Chinese speakers often avoid direct, gushing praise when reconciling, preferring idioms like 'looking more pleasing to the eye' to express newfound respect without losing coolness.

INTENT TAGS: #reconciliation #approbation #warming_up #rapport_building
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
看你顺眼 SPOKEN CHUNK

to find you pleasant / to take a liking to you

A vivid colloquial idiom meaning someone has become visually or personally agreeable to you; the opposite is '看你不顺眼'.

Modal Particle「呢」 (ne) CHANGE OF STATE

Creates a deliberate pause after the time phrase '最近', marking it as a topic and softening the disclosure.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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