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《A Splendid Match》 S1·E11 (34:18) HSK 5
shuō shì píng píng wú qí

说是平平无奇

“The sort of face one forgets.”

《A Splendid Match》 S1·E11
TIMECODE: 34:18 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nà kě yǒu dǎ tīng dào yǒu shén me zhǎng xiàng tè zhēng

那可有打听到 有什么长相特征

“And his appearance? Was anything said of that?”

shuō shì píng píng wú qí CURRENT FOCUS

说是 平平无奇

“The sort of face one forgets.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zuǒ ěr duǒ biān ér

左耳朵边儿

“One thing only,”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: REPORTING INFORMATION
Tone: INFORMATIVE
Emotion: NEUTRALITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Indirect Sourcing via Shuoshi

Starting a report with '说是' distances the speaker from the claim, signaling hearsay or third-party intelligence without guaranteeing its veracity.

INTENT TAGS: #reporting #informing #clarification
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
平平无奇 SPOKEN CHUNK

mediocre; utterly ordinary; unremarkable

A common idiomatic set phrase used to describe ordinary looks, talent, or events with no standout features.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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