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《COURT!》 S1·E25 (02:25) HSK 4
tā zhǎng dé hái suàn piào liàng

她长得还算漂亮

“she was quite good-looking,”

《COURT!》 S1·E25
TIMECODE: 02:25 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nà shí hòu

那时候

“Back then,”

tā zhǎng dé hái suàn piào liàng CURRENT FOCUS

她长 得 还算 漂亮

“she was quite good-looking,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhuī tā de rén yě duō

追她的人也多

“and had many suitors.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: EVALUATING APPEARANCE
Tone: MATTER-OF-FACT
Emotion: CALMNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Subtle Hedging with 还算

Chinese speakers often temper strong compliments or descriptions with '还算' to sound objective, modest, and avoid sounding overly effusive or exaggerated.

INTENT TAGS: #evaluating #hedging #describing #moderation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
长得 SPOKEN CHUNK

looks / appearance (to look like)

Extremely common oral structure followed by an adjective complement evaluating physical appearance.

还算 SPOKEN CHUNK

passably / reasonably / can be considered

A moderating adverb indicating that an evaluation meets a standard, though not extraordinarily so.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
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