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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E7 (36:41) HSK 5
dào lǐ shì zhè me gè dào lǐ méi cuò

道理是这么个道理没错

“That makes sense in theory,”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E7
TIMECODE: 36:41 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN gàn má bù zhǎo tā shuō qīng chǔ a

干嘛不找他说清楚啊

“Why not talk to him openly?”

dào lǐ shì zhè me gè dào lǐ méi cuò CURRENT FOCUS

道理是这么个道理没错

“That makes sense in theory,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wèn tí zǒng děi zì jǐ fā xiàn ba

“but some things he has to realize himself.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: QUALIFIED AGREEMENT
Tone: CONCILIATORY
Emotion: HESITATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are right in theory, but reality is not that straightforward.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Indirect Disagreement and Face-Saving

Chinese conversational norms frequently favor validating the other person's premise first before presenting obstacles, softening the blow of direct contradiction.

INTENT TAGS: #hedging #concession #counterargument #tactfulness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
道理是这么个道理 SPOKEN CHUNK

that makes sense in theory; that's true in principle

A standard conversational concession formula used immediately before introducing a 'but' to explain real-world complications.

没错 SPOKEN CHUNK

that's right; indeed

Common spoken affirmation used here to soften disagreement by validating the other speaker first.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
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