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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E1 (04:17) HSK 3
nǐ shuō fán jiā fū qī rén zhè me hǎo

你说樊家夫妻人这么好

“The Fan couple were such good people.”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E1
TIMECODE: 04:17 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhēn gòu kě lián de

真够可怜的

“Poor thing.”

nǐ shuō fán jiā fū qī rén zhè me hǎo CURRENT FOCUS

你说 樊家夫妻人这么好

“The Fan couple were such good people.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zěn de jiù yù shàng zhè zhǒng shì

“How did they meet such a fate?”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: EXPRESSING SYMPATHY
Tone: LAMENTING
Emotion: SYMPATHY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“It's so unfair that such kind folks have to suffer like this.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Moral Retribution and Unfair Fate

Traditional Chinese culture strongly emphasizes that good deeds bring good karma (shan you shan bao); when good people suffer, it triggers intense communal moral bewilderment.

INTENT TAGS: #sympathy #lamenting #gossiping #commiseration
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
你说 SPOKEN CHUNK

tell me; just think about it

A very common conversational discourse marker used to draw the listener's attention before making a lament, observation, or complaint.

人这么好 SPOKEN CHUNK

such a good person; so kind-hearted

A colloquial way to praise someone's moral character and benevolence.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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