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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E1 (02:20) HSK 7
hái yǒu yī shǒu shí rén biàn huǎng de hǎo běn shì

还有一手识人辨谎的好本事

“(and skilled at reading people and lies.)”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E1
TIMECODE: 02:20 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN cōng míng jī mǐn

聪明机敏

“(clever, sharp,)”

hái yǒu yī shǒu shí rén biàn huǎng de hǎo běn shì CURRENT FOCUS

还有一手识人辨谎的好本事

“(and skilled at reading people and lies.)”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN lěng nǚ xiá

冷女侠

“(Miss Leng,)”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: PRAISING COMPETENCE
Tone: COMPLIMENTARY AND AFFIRMING
Emotion: ADMIRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Ren Pin and Deception Detection

In traditional Chinese officialdom and investigative lore, evaluating moral character ('识人') and spotting deceit are prized traits of righteous figures.

INTENT TAGS: #praise #compliment #evaluation #recognition
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
有一手 SPOKEN CHUNK

to have a knack for; to be skilled at

A very useful idiomatic chunk to praise someone's mastery of a specific skill or craft.

好本事 SPOKEN CHUNK

great capability; fine skill

Used colloquially or semi-formally to commend remarkable talent or resourcefulness.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 6 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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