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《The First Jasmine》 S1·E13 (22:55) HSK 7
tā xià qí xiōng dé hěn shì ma

她下棋凶得很 是吗

“Uncle, don't try. She plays ferociously. Is that so?”

《The First Jasmine》 S1·E13
TIMECODE: 22:55 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shū fù bié lái

叔父别来

“Uncle, don't try. She plays ferociously.”

tā xià qí xiōng dé hěn shì ma CURRENT FOCUS

她下棋 凶得很 是吗

“Uncle, don't try. She plays ferociously. Is that so?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN méi xiǎng dào wáng fēi

没想到王妃

“I didn't expect you to be a chess master as well.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: SEEKING CONFIRMATION
Tone: INQUISITIVE
Emotion: CURIOSITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Is she really as fierce and formidable as people say?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Character Revealed Through Chess (Qi Pin Ru Ren Pin)

In traditional Chinese culture, one's strategic style and demeanor on the chessboard are believed to directly mirror their hidden personality and temperament.

INTENT TAGS: #inquiry #probing #curiosity #verifying
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
凶得很 SPOKEN CHUNK

extremely fierce, remarkably aggressive

The structure '[Adjective] + 得很' is a vivid spoken intensifier meaning 'extremely'.

是吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

is that so? really?

A common tag question used to invite elaboration or confirm an interesting piece of information.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks a straightforward yes/no question seeking confirmation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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