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《River Sunset》 S1·E2 (42:19) HSK 4
yǐ qián jué de nǐ zhè rén tǐng tǎo yàn de

以前觉得你这人挺讨厌的

“I used to think you were quite annoying.”

《River Sunset》 S1·E2
TIMECODE: 42:19 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè yǐ jīng shì wǒ de jiā la

“That place is already my home.”

yǐ qián jué de nǐ zhè rén tǐng tǎo yàn de CURRENT FOCUS

以前觉得你这人挺讨厌的

“I used to think you were quite annoying.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè liǎng tiān

这两天

“These past couple of days,”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: CONFESSING IMPRESSION
Tone: TEASING
Emotion: AFFECTION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I used to dislike you, but I'm starting to actually like you now.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Indirect Flirting (Koushi Xinfie)

Chinese speakers often express budding affection by bringing up past annoyances, masking vulnerability with playful teasing.

INTENT TAGS: #flirting #teasing #confession #reappraisal
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
你这人 SPOKEN CHUNK

someone like you / you as a person

A colloquial way to refer to someone's character or personality, often used in fond teasing or mild complaint.

挺讨厌的 SPOKEN CHUNK

quite annoying / obnoxious

Expresses irritation; when paired with past-tense framing, it often softens into affectionate banter.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions here to assert a past state or characteristic definitively.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
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