《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E33 (11:42)
HSK 3
suī rán tā yǒu de shí hòu shì tǐng fán rén de
虽然他有的时候 是挺烦人的
“Although sometimes he is quite annoying,”
《Born to Be Alive》
S1·E33
TIMECODE: 11:42
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
méi cháng chū lái
没尝出来
“and didn't taste it.”
suī rán tā yǒu de shí hòu shì tǐng fán rén de
CURRENT FOCUS
虽然他 有的时候 是 挺烦人的
“Although sometimes he is quite annoying,”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
dàn tā yǒu de shí hòu yě tǐng bù yí yàng de
“sometimes, he's pretty different.”
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Scene:
Social & Dating
Function:
CONCEDING BEFORE PRAISING
Tone:
REFLECTIVE
Emotion:
AFFECTION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I know he can get on people's nerves, but that's not the whole story.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Tsundere Softening (口嫌体正直 / 欲扬先抑)
In Chinese romantic dialogue, speakers frequently downplay their true affection by leading with a playful complaint (欲扬先抑) before admitting what makes the person special.
INTENT TAGS:
#concession
#hedging
#fondness
#evaluating
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2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
有的时候
SPOKEN CHUNK
sometimes; at times
Useful for qualifying statements so you do not make an absolute generalization.
挺烦人的
SPOKEN CHUNK
quite annoying / irritating
A very common colloquial expression to describe someone or something that gets on one's nerves.
Modal Particle「的」 (de)
CHANGE OF STATE
Forms an adjective phrase with 烦人 emphasizing the persistent quality.
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2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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