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《A Splendid Match》 S1·E4 (11:31) HSK 7
jí biàn shì rén jiā yě bīn bīn yǒu lǐ wèi céng dǎ rǎo

即便是 人家也彬彬有礼 未曾打扰

“Even if they are, they're courteous and haven't bothered us.”

《A Splendid Match》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 11:31 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN xiān bù shuō zhè xiē gū niáng men shì bú shì lái kàn wǒ de

“First, these girls may not even be here for me.”

jí biàn shì rén jiā yě bīn bīn yǒu lǐ wèi céng dǎ rǎo CURRENT FOCUS

即便是 人家 也 彬彬有礼 未曾 打扰

“Even if they are, they're courteous and haven't bothered us.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ děng ruò píng tóu lùn zú

我等若评头论足

“For us to scrutinize them”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: DEFENDING OTHERS
Tone: REASONABLE AND PRINCIPLED
Emotion: CALMNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“They showed us respect and kept their distance, so we have no right to badmouth them.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Junzi Restraint and Etiquette

A traditional gentleman (junzi) avoids frivolous gossip (评头论足) about young women and gives credit to others when their public conduct adheres strictly to etiquette (礼).

INTENT TAGS: #defense #admonition #fairness #de-escalation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

3 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
即便是 SPOKEN CHUNK

even if that were the case / even so

A formal conditional connective conceding a point before delivering a rebuttal.

彬彬有礼 SPOKEN CHUNK

refined and courteous / polite and well-mannered

A classic four-character idiom praising someone's polished manners and gentlemanly/ladylike conduct.

未曾 SPOKEN CHUNK

have not yet / never once

A literary negative adverb equivalent to '没有', commonly found in formal or period speech.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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