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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E3 (19:05) HSK 7
nǐ kàn zhe tǐng dān bó

你看着挺单薄

“You look thin,”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E3
TIMECODE: 19:05 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jìn lái ba

进来吧

“Come on in.”

nǐ kàn zhe tǐng dān bó CURRENT FOCUS

你看 着挺单薄

“You look thin,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jiān tóu hái tǐng kuān hòu de

“but your shoulders are quite broad.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: MAKING OBSERVATION
Tone: PLAYFUL
Emotion: INTEREST
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You looked skinny at first glance, but you actually have a solid build.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Physical Flirtation and Modesty

Complimenting someone's physique subtly through contrast—pointing out frailty before praising broad shoulders—is a common teasing way to show romantic interest.

INTENT TAGS: #evaluating #flirting #complimenting #observing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
看着挺 SPOKEN CHUNK

looks quite / appears to be rather

A common conversational structure to state an initial impression based on appearance.

单薄 SPOKEN CHUNK

frail / thin and weak

Used to describe a person's slender, frail physique or clothing that is too light for the weather.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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