《About Love》 S1·E10 (12:24)
HSK 5
nà kěn dìng yǒu tā de lǐ yóu bei
那肯定有他的理由呗
“He must have his reasons.”
《About Love》
S1·E10
TIMECODE: 12:24
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
hái shì dà wǎn shàng de
还是大晚上的
“And at night, no less.”
nà kěn dìng yǒu tā de lǐ yóu bei
CURRENT FOCUS
那肯定 有他的理由 呗
“He must have his reasons.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
jiù xiàng wǒ zhǎo gōng qù jiàn guān jiě
就像我找宫去见关姐
“Like when I went with Gong to meet Guan.”
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Scene:
Social & Dating
Function:
RATIONALIZING
Tone:
REASSURING
Emotion:
CALMNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't jump to conclusions, he obviously had a good reason for doing that.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Giving the Benefit of the Doubt
In close interpersonal relationships, Chinese speakers often rationalize a third party's unconventional actions to maintain group harmony and avoid unnecessary suspicion.
INTENT TAGS:
#rationalizing
#defending
#dismissing_suspicion
#reassurance
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2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
那肯定
SPOKEN CHUNK
then definitely / without doubt
A very common spoken transition used to agree strongly or assert certainty.
有他的理由
SPOKEN CHUNK
has his reasons
Used to rationalize someone's puzzling behavior without knowing the exact details.
Modal Particle「呗」 (bei)
CHANGE OF STATE
Indicates that the reason is obvious, natural, or not worth making a fuss about.
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2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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