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《The First Jasmine》 S1·E20 (14:02) HSK 6
méi xiǎng dào hái shì gè jiàn dào gāo shǒu

没想到还是个剑道高手

“but I never expected her to be a sword master.”

《The First Jasmine》 S1·E20
TIMECODE: 14:02 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ yǐ qián yǐ wéi tā bú huì wǔ gōng

我以前以为她不会武功

“I used to think she didn't know martial arts,”

méi xiǎng dào hái shì gè jiàn dào gāo shǒu CURRENT FOCUS

没想到 还是个 剑道高手

“but I never expected her to be a sword master.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN hái zhēn shì zhēn rén bù lòu xiàng a
还真是真人不露相啊 →

“What a hidden master!”

Subtitles synced to millisecond timecode Browse Show Clips →
Scene: Daily Life
Function: EXPRESSING ADMIRATION
Tone: IMPRESSED
Emotion: SURPRISE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Hidden Depth (Zhenren Bu Lu Xiang)

Chinese martial arts and social culture value concealing one's true capabilities until necessary, viewing modesty and hidden competence as marks of a true expert.

INTENT TAGS: #surprise #admiration #revelation #reevaluation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
没想到 SPOKEN CHUNK

didn't expect / never thought that

A very high-frequency spoken opener used to introduce something unexpected or surprising.

还是个……高手 SPOKEN CHUNK

actually turns out to be an expert in...

Used when discovering an unexpected talent or identity, where '还是' conveys realization contrary to prior assumptions.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

EXPLORE BY SEMANTIC SIMILARITY
你的剑术真不错
《长河落日》
88% Match
你的剑术真不错
nǐ de jiàn shù zhēn bù cuò

“Your swordsmanship is excellent.”

你的剑法倒是精进了不少啊
《逐玉》
80% Match
你的剑法倒是精进了不少啊
nǐ de jiàn fǎ dǎo shì jīng jìn le bù shǎo a

“Your swordsmanship has improved quite a bit.”

《The First Jasmine》 S1·E20 (14:02) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus