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《Unveil: Jadewind》 S1·E12 (15:42) HSK 6
yǒu diǎn má fán dàn wèi bì bù néng chá chū lái

有点麻烦 但未必不能查出来

“It's tricky, but not impossible.”

《Unveil: Jadewind》 S1·E12
TIMECODE: 15:42 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hái néng chá chū shì shén me dú ma ?

还能查出是什么毒吗?

“Can the poison still be identified?”

yǒu diǎn má fán dàn wèi bì bù néng chá chū lái CURRENT FOCUS

有点 麻烦 但 未必 不能 查出来

“It's tricky, but not impossible.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xià dú bù yì chá jué

下毒不易察觉

“Hard to detect, slow-acting poison.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: CAUTIOUS REASSURANCE
Tone: COMPOSED
Emotion: CALM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Hedging and Cautious Commitment

In Chinese professional communication, experts rarely make absolute promises. Using double negatives like '未必不能' allows the speaker to instill hope while managing expectations.

INTENT TAGS: #reassurance #hedging #investigation #cautious_optimism
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

3 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
有点麻烦 SPOKEN CHUNK

a bit troublesome; somewhat tricky

A very common hedging phrase used to signal difficulty without outright refusing or giving up.

未必不能 SPOKEN CHUNK

not necessarily impossible; may well be able to

A double negative used to express cautious optimism or moderate confidence.

查出来 SPOKEN CHUNK

find out; uncover through investigation

A resultative complement structure indicating successful discovery through inspection or research.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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