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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E35 (27:38) HSK 4
què shí shì jī jìn le xiē

确实是激进了些

“can be a bit radical at times.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E35
TIMECODE: 27:38 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN suǒ yǐ zài hào zhào huán jìng bǎo hù de xíng wéi dāng zhōng

所以 在号召环境保护的 行为当中

“so in their call for environmental protection, their course of action”

què shí shì jī jìn le xiē CURRENT FOCUS

确实是 激进了些

“can be a bit radical at times.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè shì jǔ bào rén

这是举报人

“These are the materials”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: ADMITTING FAULT
Tone: CONCEDING
Emotion: EMBARRASSMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I admit we went a bit too far, but our core intention was right.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Moderation and Euphemistic Concession

Adding suffixes like '些' (a bit) when acknowledging criticism is a classic pragmatic device in Chinese to preserve face and avoid sounding reckless.

INTENT TAGS: #concession #acknowledgment #hedging #downplaying
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
确实是 SPOKEN CHUNK

indeed is; truly is

Used to confirm agreement or make an honest concession.

激进了些 SPOKEN CHUNK

a bit on the radical/aggressive side

The suffix '些' softens the negative critique '激进' (radical/extreme) to make it polite and measured.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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