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《The Knockout》 S1·E8 (23:02) HSK 4
nín shuō huà kěn dìng hǎo shǐ

您说话肯定好使

“Of course they will.”

《The Knockout》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 23:02 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yě dé kàn zhè nián qīng rén tīng dé jìn qù tīng bù jìn qù

“there's no telling if the youngsters will listen to me or not.”

nín shuō huà kěn dìng hǎo shǐ CURRENT FOCUS

您说 话 肯定 好使

“Of course they will.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ shuō huà yào shì hǎo shǐ tā nán rén néng sǐ le

我说话要是好使 她男人能死了

“If that were true, her husband would have died.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: FLATTERY
Tone: FLATTERING
Emotion: TRUST
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You have real weight here; if you step in, they will definitely listen.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Mianzi and Authority (面子)

Complimenting someone on having 'effective words' acknowledges their social standing and appeals to their sense of responsibility and face.

INTENT TAGS: #flattery #persuasion #delegation #encouragement
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
好使 SPOKEN CHUNK

effective; works well; has clout

A highly common Northern spoken expression used to describe functional objects or influential people.

说话好使 SPOKEN CHUNK

one's words carry weight; having authority to influence others

Use this idiomatically when complimenting someone's authority or sway over a group.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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