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《River Sunset》 S1·E10 (35:02) HSK 3
kàn shàng qù bù cuò

看上去不错

“Looks good.”

《River Sunset》 S1·E10
TIMECODE: 35:02 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ huì ràng nǐ yìn xiàng shēn kè de

“I will impress you.”

kàn shàng qù bù cuò CURRENT FOCUS

看上去不错

“Looks good.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wèi shén me sī lìng guān

“Why does the Commandant”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: GIVING PRELIMINARY APPROVAL
Tone: ENCOURAGING
Emotion: APPROVAL
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Reserved Praise (留有余地)

Expressing that something 'looks not bad' is a common Chinese way of giving positive feedback without over-committing before practical testing.

INTENT TAGS: #compliment #evaluation #acknowledgment #approval
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
看上去不错 SPOKEN CHUNK

looks pretty good

A very handy everyday phrase used to express preliminary or visual satisfaction with an object, idea, or result.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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