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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E11 (33:25) HSK 3
hái tǐng hǎo kàn de duì bú duì

还挺好看的 对不对

“she still looks good, right?”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E11
TIMECODE: 33:25 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN suī rán shuō mǎn liǎn bāo nǐ kàn kàn qǐ lái

虽然说满脸包 你看看起来

“Although her face is full of bites,”

hái tǐng hǎo kàn de duì bú duì CURRENT FOCUS

还挺好看 的 对不对

“she still looks good, right?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN gēn wǒ men ér zi tǐng bān pèi de láng cái nǚ mào

“She's a good match for our son. A handsome man and a pretty woman.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: SEEKING AGREEMENT
Tone: ENTHUSIASTIC
Emotion: PLEASED
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Parental Matchmaking Scrutiny

Parents in China often scrutinize potential matches for their children, prioritizing physical harmony and compatibility to ensure a good union.

INTENT TAGS: #seeking_validation #complimenting #matchmaking
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
还挺好看的 SPOKEN CHUNK

actually quite good-looking

Used to express mild surprise or affirmation that someone or something exceeds expectations.

对不对 SPOKEN CHUNK

right? / isn't that so?

A conversational tag used at the end of sentences to elicit confirmation from the interlocutor.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Reinforces an affirmative, descriptive statement regarding appearance.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

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