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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E6 (16:04) HSK 4
nà nǐ hái zhēn tǐng dà dù de yuàn yì bǎ tā liú xià lái

那你还真挺大度的 愿意把他留下来

“You are really generous to be willing to keep him.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E6
TIMECODE: 16:04 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN chū lái yě méi shén me shì qíng gàn duì zhǎng jiù bǎ tā liú xià le

出来也没什么事情干 队长就把他留下了

“After being discharged, he had nothing to do. So, Captain kept him in the team.”

nà nǐ hái zhēn tǐng dà dù de yuàn yì bǎ tā liú xià lái CURRENT FOCUS

那你 还真 挺大度的 愿意 把他 留下来

“You are really generous to be willing to keep him.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN liú xià lái bù hǎo ma

留下来不好吗

“Isn't it good to stay?”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: PRAISING MAGNANIMITY
Tone: COMPLIMENTARY
Emotion: SURPRISE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are surprisingly lenient; I certainly wouldn't have tolerated keeping him.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Magnanimity (Dadu)

Magnanimity is prized in Chinese leadership, where tolerating flawed individuals or forgiving prior missteps signals great personal capacity and stature.

INTENT TAGS: #complimenting #evaluating #probing #admiration
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
挺大度 SPOKEN CHUNK

quite generous / magnanimous

Used to describe someone who does not hold grudges and easily forgives or accommodates others.

留下来 SPOKEN CHUNK

keep someone around / retain

Standard directional verb compound meaning to allow or make someone stay in a place or job.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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