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《COURT!》 S1·E15 (25:46) HSK 4
qín lǜ shī zhēn shì bǎi zhé bù náo a

秦律师真是百折不挠啊

“Talk about a spending downgrade.”

《COURT!》 S1·E15
TIMECODE: 25:46 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hǎo hǎo hǎo

好好好

“Thanks.”

qín lǜ shī zhēn shì bǎi zhé bù náo a CURRENT FOCUS

秦律师 真是 百折不挠 啊

“Talk about a spending downgrade.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN fā de zhè ge ròu cháng

发的这个肉肠

“These sausages are high quality!”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: TEASING PRAISE
Tone: TEASING
Emotion: AMUSEMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You really never give up, do you? You just keep pushing no matter what.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Playful Use of Idioms (Chengyu)

Native speakers often employ elevated four-character idioms in everyday banter to playfully exaggerate a person's behavior without sounding overly formal.

INTENT TAGS: #teasing #complimenting #banter #observing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
百折不挠 SPOKEN CHUNK

indomitable / relentless / persevering through repeated setbacks

A formal idiom (chengyu) frequently used in spoken Chinese either as high praise or playfully to describe someone who refuses to drop an issue.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the assertion while adding an exclamation of observation or mild teasing.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

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