《The Knockout》 S1·E20 (15:31)
HSK 4
shēng yì kě yǐ a hái hǎo
生意可以啊 还好
“Your business looks good. Not bad.”
《The Knockout》
S1·E20
TIMECODE: 15:31
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
lǎo xú qiáng gē
老徐 强哥
“-Xu. -Brother Qiang.”
shēng yì kě yǐ a hái hǎo
CURRENT FOCUS
生意可以啊 还好
“Your business looks good. Not bad.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
zì jǐ chī shàng le
自己吃上了
“You ate it yourself.”
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Scene:
Social & Dating
Function:
COMPLIMENTING
Tone:
CASUAL
Emotion:
CALMNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Things are going well, but I shouldn't brag.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Modesty in Response to Praise (谦虚)
Chinese social norms favor deflecting direct compliments about wealth or commercial success with understated phrases like '还好' to maintain harmony and avoid showing off.
INTENT TAGS:
#compliment
#modesty
#small_talk
#understatement
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2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
可以啊
SPOKEN CHUNK
pretty good / not bad at all
A versatile colloquial compliment indicating approval, admiration, or impressive performance.
还好
SPOKEN CHUNK
not bad / pretty fair / just okay
Standard humble response to compliments or an understated evaluation meaning conditions are acceptable.
Modal Particle「啊」 (a)
CHANGE OF STATE
Adds enthusiasm and friendly emphasis to the casual praise.
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2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES
EXPLORE BY SEMANTIC SIMILARITY
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
《The Knockout》 S1·E20 (15:31) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus