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《Generation to Generation》 S1·E12 (03:00) HSK 7
yào fēn biàn yí gè rén de hǎo huài

要分辨一个人的好坏

“that to judge a person,”

《Generation to Generation》 S1·E12
TIMECODE: 03:00 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yǐ qián yǒu rén gào sù guò wǒ

以前有人告诉过我

“Someone once told me”

yào fēn biàn yí gè rén de hǎo huài CURRENT FOCUS

要 分辨 一个人 的 好 坏

“that to judge a person,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bú yào kàn tā zài hǎo de shí hòu yǒu duō hǎo

“you should not look at how good they are in good times,”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: SHARING ADVICE
Tone: INSTRUCTIVE AND PHILOSOPHICAL
Emotion: CALM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Dui Ren De Guancha (Evaluating Character)

Chinese interpersonal philosophy places strong emphasis on discerning hidden character (shi ren) through adversity rather than relying on surface charm.

INTENT TAGS: #philosophizing #advising #evaluating #framing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
要分辨 SPOKEN CHUNK

in order to distinguish / if you want to tell apart

Used as a topic-framing condition when setting up criteria or advice.

好坏 SPOKEN CHUNK

good or bad; true nature or moral quality

An antonym pair acting as a compound noun denoting overall moral quality.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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