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《Go Ahead》 S1·E7 (03:37) HSK 4
dàn shì wǒ kǎo bù kǎo dé shàng lìng shuō

但是我考不考得上另说

“I'm not sure if I can do it.”

《Go Ahead》 S1·E7
TIMECODE: 03:37 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ men jǐ gè dōu shāng liáng hǎo le yǐ hòu dōu qù běi jīng dú dà xué

“We've agreed to go to college in Beijing.”

dàn shì wǒ kǎo bù kǎo dé shàng lìng shuō CURRENT FOCUS

但 是我 考不考得上另说

“I'm not sure if I can do it.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yì shù lèi de fēn shù dī nǐ kěn dìng méi wèn tí

“The admission lines for art students are lower, so it won't be a problem.”

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Scene: School & Education
Function: HEDGING EXPECTATION
Tone: SELF_DEPRECATING
Emotion: APPREHENSION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't count on me getting in just yet—it's still a big question mark.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Gaokao Uncertainty and Modesty

Chinese students frequently downplay their admission chances before the Gaokao to avoid appearing overconfident and to soften the blow of possible failure.

INTENT TAGS: #hedging #expectation_management #self_deprecation #modesty
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
考不考得上 SPOKEN CHUNK

whether one can pass the entrance examination

An affirmative-negative potential complement pattern commonly used when discussing exam outcomes.

另说 SPOKEN CHUNK

is another matter / that remains to be seen

Put at the end of a clause to set aside a condition or express that something is uncertain.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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