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《River Sunset》 S1·E2 (07:36) HSK 4
yīng gāi shì kě yǐ jiě shì dé tōng de

应该是可以解释得通的

“it should be explainable.”

《River Sunset》 S1·E2
TIMECODE: 07:36 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè yàng wǒ jué de

“This way, I think”

yīng gāi shì kě yǐ jiě shì dé tōng de CURRENT FOCUS

应该是可以解释得通的

“it should be explainable.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN rú guǒ wǒ men zhǎo de zhè ge rén

“If the person we find”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: HEDGING
Tone: REASSURING AND ANALYTICAL
Emotion: HOPEFULNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't worry, this story makes complete sense and nobody will be able to poke holes in it.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Yuan Chang (圆场 - Making It Coherent)

In Chinese interpersonal and professional navigation, ensuring a story or situation 'makes sense' (解释得通) is critical for face-saving and avoiding suspicion.

INTENT TAGS: #reassurance #hedging #validation #rationalization
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
解释得通 SPOKEN CHUNK

makes sense; can be logically justified

A practical potential-complement structure used when evaluating whether a theory, excuse, or plan holds water.

应该是 SPOKEN CHUNK

should be / ought to be

Used as an epistemic hedge to soften certainty while presenting an educated estimation.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Affirms certainty and completes the predicate nominalization, reinforcing conviction.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 12 GRAMMAR
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