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《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E23 (02:23) HSK 5
nǐ men de yì si shì tā bù jí gé

你们的意思是她不及格

“You mean she's not good?”

《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E23
TIMECODE: 02:23 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN kě ài

可爱

“- Cute? - Cute.”

nǐ men de yì si shì tā bù jí gé CURRENT FOCUS

你们的意思是 她不及格

“You mean she's not good?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bái dé ruì

白德瑞

“Barry, give her a score?”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: SEEKING CLARIFICATION
Tone: INQUISITIVE
Emotion: SKEPTICISM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Are you actually saying she's not good enough, or are you just nitpicking?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Verbalizing the Unsaid

In Chinese collective discussions, people often avoid harsh words like 'fail' to save face, prompting a direct questioner to bring the latent verdict out into the open.

INTENT TAGS: #clarification #evaluation #probing #directness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
你们的意思是 SPOKEN CHUNK

do you mean that; what you mean is

An essential spoken formula for summarizing or clarifying the implied meaning of other speakers.

不及格 SPOKEN CHUNK

fail; below standard

Can refer literally to exam grades, but is frequently used metaphorically in workplace settings to mean substandard performance.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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