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《Go Ahead》 S1·E40 (30:45) HSK 2
wǒ zhè huà shuō dé yǒu diǎn bù hǎo tīng

我这话 说得有点不好听

“I said something unpleasant,”

《Go Ahead》 S1·E40
TIMECODE: 30:45 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nà tiān nǐ gěi líng xiāo dǎ diàn huà bú shì wǒ jiē de ma

那天你给凌霄打电话 不是我接的吗

“I answered Ling Xiao's phone when you called him the other day.”

wǒ zhè huà shuō dé yǒu diǎn bù hǎo tīng CURRENT FOCUS

我这话 说 得有 点 不好听

“I said something unpleasant,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN suǒ yǐ

所以

“so”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: ADMITTING FAULT
Tone: APOLOGETIC
Emotion: EMBARRASSMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I know I was rude and out of line back then, please do not hold it against me.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Euphemistic Self-Criticism

When admitting to rude behavior, Chinese speakers often describe their words as 'not nice to hear' rather than directly calling themselves rude, preserving a degree of mutual face.

INTENT TAGS: #self_criticism #hedging #apologetic #face_saving
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
说得有点不好听 SPOKEN CHUNK

said it a bit harshly / put it in an unpleasant way

A polite euphemism used either to apologize for past rude remarks or to preface a blunt truth you are about to say.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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