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《My Page in the 90s》 S1·E8 (17:48) HSK 4
zhè zhè shì zài píng cháng bù guò de shì le ba

这 这是再平常不过的事了吧

“This is a perfectly normal thing, isn't it?”

《My Page in the 90s》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 17:48 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN tí zhè zhǒng dōng xī de ya

提这种东西的呀

“such things so casually?”

zhè zhè shì zài píng cháng bù guò de shì le ba CURRENT FOCUS

这 这是 再平常不过 的 事 了 吧

“This is a perfectly normal thing, isn't it?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yě méi bì yào bì huì

也没必要避讳

“No need to censor it.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: NORMALIZING AND REASSURING
Tone: REASSURING
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“There's really nothing to be awkward or secretive about—it's completely normal.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Taboo avoidance (bihui)

Originally referring to the imperial-era custom of avoiding the spoken or written names of emperors and elders, in modern colloquial use it broadly refers to dodging sensitive topics such as privacy, awkward matters, illnesses, or inauspicious subjects.

INTENT TAGS: #comforting #downplaying #dispelling concerns #normalizing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
再……不过 SPOKEN CHUNK

couldn't be more...; extremely; utmost

Commonly used in spoken Chinese to emphasize that something is extremely ordinary, simple, or natural, typically following the pattern 'zai + adjective + buguo (de shi / le)'.

平常不过的事 SPOKEN CHUNK

the most common occurrence; a completely ordinary thing

Used to downplay the severity or sensitivity of a situation in order to reassure the listener.

Modal Particle「了吧」 (leba) CHANGE OF STATE

Compound modal particle indicating conjecture combined with gentle confirmation-seeking and reassurance, softening an assertive tone.

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2 EXPR · 8 GRAMMAR
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