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《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E11 (20:43) HSK 7
tā rén zuò shì tǐng guǒ duàn de

她人做事挺果断的

“She's very decisive.”

《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E11
TIMECODE: 20:43 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN lǐ xiǎo yǎ wǒ hái shì tǐng liǎo jiě de

“I know Li Xiaoya pretty well.”

tā rén zuò shì tǐng guǒ duàn de CURRENT FOCUS

她人做事 挺果断的

“She's very decisive.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jì rán hǎo bù róng yì gēn chéng xiǎo dōng lí hūn le

“Now that she finally managed to divorce Cheng Xiaodong,”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: CHARACTER ASSESSMENT
Tone: OBJECTIVE
Emotion: CALM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Decisiveness as Character Evaluation (行事果断)

In Chinese social evaluation, being 'guoduan' (decisive) is considered a strong virtue, especially when making difficult personal life decisions without lingering hesitation.

INTENT TAGS: #evaluating #asserting #character_judgment #explaining
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
做事果断 SPOKEN CHUNK

decisive in handling matters; resolute

A complimentary phrase used to describe someone who acts swiftly and without hesitation.

她人 SPOKEN CHUNK

she, as a person; her personal character

Used colloquially to introduce an assessment of an individual's overall personality or moral fiber.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Placed at the end of the clause to give an assertive, confirming tone to the assessment.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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