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《The Truth》 S1·E28 (07:45) HSK 4
zhè lǎo chéng yě shì píng shí xìng zi bǐ jiào jí pí qì bù dà hǎo

这老程也是 平时性子比较急 脾气不大好

“Cheng was also a bit impatient, with a temper.”

《The Truth》 S1·E28
TIMECODE: 07:45 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhào gù lǎo bà de

照顾老爸的

“want to live with and take care of their old man.”

zhè lǎo chéng yě shì píng shí xìng zi bǐ jiào jí pí qì bù dà hǎo CURRENT FOCUS

这老程 也是 平时 性子比较急 脾气不大好

“Cheng was also a bit impatient, with a temper.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nà tā men zhī jiān yǒu shén me máo dùn ma

“What conflicts did they have?”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: PROVIDING BACKGROUND
Tone: CANDID AND CONVERSATIONAL
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Euphemistic Criticism (含蓄批评)

Using litotes such as 'piqi bu da hao' (temper not too good) allows speakers to accurately describe character flaws without sounding overly aggressive.

INTENT TAGS: #character_assessment #background_sharing #explanation #candidness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
性子比较急 SPOKEN CHUNK

rather short-tempered / impatient

A polite, standard conversational idiom used to describe someone prone to impatience.

脾气不大好 SPOKEN CHUNK

doesn't have a very good temper

A modest euphemistic phrasing used to describe someone irritable without being overly abrasive.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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