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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E19 (36:59) HSK 3
dàn zhè ge yì si shì hěn qīng chǔ de

但这个意思 是很清楚的

“But the implication is very clear.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E19
TIMECODE: 36:59 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jù tǐ de nèi róng wǒ men bù néng jiāo liú

具体的内容 我们不能交流

“We can't discuss the specific details.”

dàn zhè ge yì si shì hěn qīng chǔ de CURRENT FOCUS

但 这个 意思 是 很清楚 的

“But the implication is very clear.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zài zhè ge xuǎn bá kǎo hé dí dàng kǒu

在这个选拔考核的当口

“At this critical juncture of selection and assessment,”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: EMPHASIZING IMPLICATION
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: SERIOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You know what they really mean, so don't make me spell out what isn't supposed to be spoken aloud.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Treading High-Context Waters (意会)

In Chinese bureaucratic and workplace communication, explicit guidelines are often withheld while clear implicit cues are expected to be understood intuitively without being spoken aloud.

INTENT TAGS: #clarification #hinting #workplace_subtext #assertiveness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
意思是很清楚的 SPOKEN CHUNK

the meaning/intention is quite obvious

Used when emphasizing that someone's underlying message or attitude is readily apparent even without explicit confirmation.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions as an emphatic assertion marker at the end of the sentence to reaffirm certainty.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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