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《The Lead》 S1·E13 (07:41) HSK 1
yě bú shì bù kě yǐ

也不是不可以

“That could work.”

《The Lead》 S1·E13
TIMECODE: 07:41 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ tóng yì wǒ yě tóng yì wǒ yě tóng yì wǒ yě tóng yì

我同意 我也同意 我也同意 我也同意

“I agree. I agree too. Same here. I agree too.”

yě bú shì bù kě yǐ CURRENT FOCUS

也不是不可以

“That could work.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ zǎ qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ le

“This is outrageous. What's so outrageous?”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: RELUCTANT CONCESSION
Tone: RESERVED
Emotion: HESITATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I guess I can agree to this, but don't assume I am totally thrilled about it.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Zhongyong and Indirect Concession

Chinese speakers often soften explicit agreements using double negatives to avoid absolute commitments and maintain leeway.

INTENT TAGS: #concession #hedging #compromise #conditional_agreement
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
也不是不可以 SPOKEN CHUNK

it's not impossible / not out of the question

A classic double negative used to express cautious or guarded concession without showing total enthusiasm.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
GRAMMAR BLUEPRINTS:
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