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《Sunsets Secrets Regrets》 S1·E8 (00:45) HSK 7
hái shì yǒu yí dìng de fù zuò yòng de

还是有一定的副作用的

“that this medicine has certain side effects.”

《Sunsets Secrets Regrets》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 00:45 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN kě yǐ zhuó qíng jiǎn liàng dàn shì zhè zhǒng yào wù wǒ hěn duō huàn zhě fǎn yìng

“we can reduce the dosage appropriately. But many of my patients have reported”

hái shì yǒu yí dìng de fù zuò yòng de CURRENT FOCUS

还是 有 一定的 副 作用 的

“that this medicine has certain side effects.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yǐng xiǎng sī wéi mǐn jié dù wǒ shuō le fàng xià nǐ de gōng zuò

“It'll affect my mental agility... I told you. Stop thinking about your work.”

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Scene: Medical & Health
Function: WARNING
Tone: OBJECTIVE
Emotion: SERIOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't take this lightly; you will definitely feel some unpleasant adverse effects.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Medical Caution and Professional Hedging

Chinese doctors frequently moderate absolute statements with phrases like '有一定的' to manage patient expectations responsibly.

INTENT TAGS: #warning #caution #hedging #informing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
有一定的 SPOKEN CHUNK

to some degree / a certain amount of

A useful hedge used before nouns to moderate an assertion politely or objectively.

副作用 SPOKEN CHUNK

side effect

Commonly used in medical contexts or metaphorically for negative unintended consequences.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Used at the end of an assertive sentence to emphasize certainty and conviction.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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