《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E2 (28:45)
HSK 4
zhè fǎ zi dào yě bú shì méi yǒu
这法子倒也不是没有
“There is actually a solution.”
《Pursuit of Jade》
S1·E2
TIMECODE: 28:45
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
wǒ yě méi shuō bù bāng a
我也没说不帮啊
“I didn't say I wouldn't help.”
zhè fǎ zi dào yě bú shì méi yǒu
CURRENT FOCUS
这 法子 倒也不是 没有
“There is actually a solution.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
nǐ diē niáng shì zěn me qù shì de
“[Memorial Tablet of Meng Lihua] [Memorial Tablet of Fan Erniu] How did your parents pass away?”
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Scene:
Daily Life
Function:
RELUCTANT CONCESSION
Tone:
DELIBERATIVE
Emotion:
HESITATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I have an idea, but it won't be easy or conventional.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Hedging and Strategic Ambiguity
Chinese speakers often use double negatives like '倒也不是没有' to avoid overpromising, leaving room to negotiate terms or manage expectations.
INTENT TAGS:
#hedging
#tentative_offer
#problem_solving
#concession
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1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
倒也不是没有
SPOKEN CHUNK
it's not entirely out of the question; there actually might be one
Use this double-negative construction to introduce a tentative solution while hedging your commitment.
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3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E2 (28:45) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus