《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E25 (00:19)
HSK 2
wǒ zuò dé bù hǎo ma hǎo hǎo chī zhe ne
我做得不好吗 好 好吃着呢
“Is it not good? It's good. It's delicious.”
《Born to Be Alive》
S1·E25
TIMECODE: 00:19
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
nǐ zěn me bù chī a
你怎么不吃啊
“Why aren't you eating?”
wǒ zuò dé bù hǎo ma hǎo hǎo chī zhe ne
CURRENT FOCUS
我做得不好吗 好 好吃着呢
“Is it not good? It's good. It's delicious.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
kàn zhe jiù hǎo chī
看着就好吃
“Just looking at it makes me hungry.”
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Scene:
Dining & Food
Function:
REASSURANCE
Tone:
REASSURING
Emotion:
AFFECTION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't worry, your food is great, I love it.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Emotional Labor around Home Cooking
Complimenting the host's or partner's cooking enthusiastically is essential social courtesy in Chinese households to validate effort and maintain domestic harmony.
INTENT TAGS:
#complimenting
#reassurance
#soothing_insecurity
#politeness
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1 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
好吃着呢
SPOKEN CHUNK
extremely delicious / really tasty
The pattern 'Adj + 着呢' is an informal spoken structure used to emphasize a degree and counter an implicit doubt.
Modal Particle「呢」 (ne)
CHANGE OF STATE
Emphasizes the ongoing high degree of deliciousness, conveying an encouraging and cheerful mood.
Modal Particle「吗」 (ma)
CHANGE OF STATE
Forms a tentative yes-no question indicating self-doubt.
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2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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