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《Love Between Lines》 S1·E23 (02:29) HSK 6
nà pí qì bǐ xiàn zài hái yìng nà shuō míng zhè nǚ hái xìng gé tǐng hǎo de ma

那脾气比现在还硬 那说明这女孩性格挺好的嘛

“his temper was even worse than it is now. So that girl must have a pretty good personality.”

《Love Between Lines》 S1·E23
TIMECODE: 02:29 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ men bù zhī dào lǎo xiào zài měi guó de shí hòu a

你们不知道 老肖在美国的时候啊

“You don't know this, but when Xiao was in America,”

nà pí qì bǐ xiàn zài hái yìng nà shuō míng zhè nǚ hái xìng gé tǐng hǎo de ma CURRENT FOCUS

那脾气比现在还硬 那说明这女孩性格 挺好的 嘛

“his temper was even worse than it is now. So that girl must have a pretty good personality.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nà xìng gé zài hǎo yě méi yǒu wǒ men hú xiū zhè me de

“But no matter how good her personality is, she can't be as...”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: REFRAMING
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: APPROVAL
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Having a strong temper isn't bad—it shows she has real backbone.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Appreciating Genuine Character (Zhen Xingqing)

In contemporary Chinese culture, being 'firm' or 'stubborn' is often favorably reinterpreted as being authentic, unpretentious, and principled.

INTENT TAGS: #praise #reframing #justification #defense
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
脾气硬 SPOKEN CHUNK

stubborn temper; tough personality

Describes someone unyielding, firm, or difficult to intimidate.

那说明 SPOKEN CHUNK

that shows; that indicates

Used to introduce an inference or deduced conclusion based on preceding evidence.

Modal Particle「嘛」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Suggests that the conclusion is obvious or should be clear to everyone.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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我觉得我这性格吧也
《叵测》
88% Match
我觉得我这性格吧也
wǒ jué de wǒ zhè xìng gé ba yě

“I feel like my personality”

你的脾气跟小时候一样倔啊
《轧戏》
88% Match
你的脾气跟小时候一样倔啊
nǐ de pí qì gēn xiǎo shí hòu yī yàng jué a

“You are just as stubborn as when you were a child.”

就您的宝贝女儿那个犟脾气
《爱情有烟火》
88% Match
就您的宝贝女儿那个犟脾气
jiù nín de bǎo bèi nǚ ér nà ge jiàng pí qì

“With your precious daughter's stubborn personality,”

有性格 有脾气 还独立 关键还什么都会
《爱情有烟火》
88% Match
有性格 有脾气 还独立 关键还什么都会
yǒu xìng gé yǒu pí qì hái dú lì guān jiàn hái shén me dū huì

“She has personality, a bit of a temper, and she's independent. The key is, she can do anything.”

让你长脾气 你长挺快呀 你往家里长啊
《爱情有烟火》
88% Match
让你长脾气 你长挺快呀 你往家里长啊
ràng nǐ zhǎng pí qì nǐ zhǎng tǐng kuài ya nǐ wǎng jiā lǐ zhǎng a

“I told you to toughen up, and you sure caught on fast. Try using it at home instead.”

儿子现在这脾气 他都懒得骗你
《家事法庭》
88% Match
儿子现在这脾气 他都懒得骗你
ér zi xiàn zài zhè pí qì tā dōu lǎn de piàn nǐ

“With the temper your son has now, he won't bother to lie to you.”

我这脾气怎么了 我这脾气
《开庭》
88% Match
我这脾气怎么了 我这脾气
wǒ zhè pí qì zěn me le wǒ zhè pí qì

“What's wrong with my temper?”

一看就是个狗脾气 肯定是家里 给他惯坏了
《生命树》
88% Match
一看就是个狗脾气 肯定是家里 给他惯坏了
yī kàn jiù shì gè gǒu pí qì kěn dìng shì jiā lǐ gěi tā guàn huài le

“He's obviously got a terrible temper. His family must have spoiled him.”

我爸平时脾气可好了
《以家人之名》
88% Match
我爸平时脾气可好了
wǒ bà píng shí pí qì kě hǎo le

“My dad has a good temper.”

她这脾气你 你也知道
《以家人之名》
88% Match
她这脾气你 你也知道
tā zhè pí qì nǐ nǐ yě zhī dào

“You know her temper too.”

那他这脾气 像谁呢
《生命树》
88% Match
那他这脾气 像谁呢
nà tā zhè pí qì xiàng shuí ne

“Who does he get that temper from?”

性格挺强势的 挺主动的
《以家人之名》
88% Match
性格挺强势的 挺主动的
xìng gé tǐng qiáng shì de tǐng zhǔ dòng de

“looks quite overbearing and forward.”

她脾气是真轴啊
《生命树》
88% Match
她脾气是真轴啊
tā pí qì shì zhēn zhóu a

“She was so stubborn.”

我这脾气怎么了 我这脾气
《开庭》
88% Match
我这脾气怎么了 我这脾气
wǒ zhè pí qì zěn me le wǒ zhè pí qì

“What's wrong with my temper? Seriously?”

她的脾气秉性 您最了解了
《你好1983》
88% Match
她的脾气秉性 您最了解了
tā de pí qì bǐng xìng nín zuì liǎo jiě le

“You know her temperament best.”

打小脾气倔强
《良陈美锦》
88% Match
打小脾气倔强
dǎ xiǎo pí qì jué jiàng

“has been stubborn since she was little.”

虽说脾气不怎么好 但心眼儿是极好的
《良陈美锦》
85% Match
虽说脾气不怎么好 但心眼儿是极好的
suī shuō pí qì bù zěn me hǎo dàn xīn yǎn ér shì jí hǎo de

“Although her temper isn't great, she has a very good heart.”

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