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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E21 (28:30) HSK 4
kě shì yòu lì hài yòu cōng míng

可是又厉害又聪明

“is both capable and smart.”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E21
TIMECODE: 28:30 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ men jiā yán zhèng

我们家言正

“My Yan Zheng”

kě shì yòu lì hài yòu cōng míng CURRENT FOCUS

可是 又 厉害 又聪明

“is both capable and smart.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN suī rán yǒu shí liǎn chòu xiē

“Although he pulls a long face sometimes,”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: COMPLIMENTING
Tone: FOND
Emotion: PRIDE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“He may have his flaws, but nobody can deny how brilliant and capable he really is.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Affectionate Defensiveness (Hu Duan)

Speakers commonly use 'wo men jia' (our [person]) followed by proud assertions to signal intimate loyalty and affectionately shield loved ones from outside criticism.

INTENT TAGS: #praise #defense #pride #affection
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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又……又…… SPOKEN CHUNK

both... and...

A fundamental correlative structure used to coordinate two parallel characteristics or states.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

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CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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