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《Unsettled Case》 S1·E4 (32:48) HSK 7
méi lǐ tè duō duō bī rén de míng shēng zài wài

梅里特咄咄逼人的名声在外

“[Carl] Merritt had a reputation for being aggressive.”

《Unsettled Case》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 32:48 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN a nà shì dāng rán

啊 那是当然

“Ah, of course.”

méi lǐ tè duō duō bī rén de míng shēng zài wài CURRENT FOCUS

梅里特 咄咄逼人 的 名声在外

“[Carl] Merritt had a reputation for being aggressive.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN kě yǐ zhè me shuō ba

可以这么说吧

“That's one way to put it.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: EVALUATING CHARACTER
Tone: OBSERVANT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Everyone knows how pushy and intimidating he can be.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Reputation Assessment (名声与评价)

In Chinese social discourse, referencing someone's established public reputation validates one's personal caution or criticism without sounding like mere personal slander.

INTENT TAGS: #evaluating #gossiping #character assessment #validating
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
咄咄逼人 SPOKEN CHUNK

aggressive; overbearing; pushy

A formal idiom widely used in spoken Chinese to describe an intimidating or overly assertive demeanor.

名声在外 SPOKEN CHUNK

widely renowned; famous/notorious far and wide

Used to describe someone whose reputation, positive or negative, precedes them.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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