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《The Truth》 S1·E11 (23:07) HSK 7
tā kēng nǐ ne nǐ zhī dào ba

他坑你呢 你知道吧

“Do you know he's scamming you?”

《The Truth》 S1·E11
TIMECODE: 23:07 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nà ge xiǎo ǎi gè zi

那个小矮个子

“That short guy.”

tā kēng nǐ ne nǐ zhī dào ba CURRENT FOCUS

他 坑你呢 你知道吧

“Do you know he's scamming you?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ bāng tā tí liàn nà xiē yóu mài dào chéng lǐ qù

你帮他提炼那些油卖到城里去

“You refine all that oil for him to sell in the city.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: WARNING AND REMINDING
Tone: URGENT
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“He's totally using and setting you up, don't you realize that?”
💡 Cultural Insight: keng (to trap/scam)

Originally referring to a pit or trap, this term is widely used in contemporary colloquial Chinese to mean setting up, cheating, or taking advantage of someone.

INTENT TAGS: #warning #exposing a trap #dissuasion
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
坑某人 SPOKEN CHUNK

to deceive, trap, or take advantage of someone

A highly frequent colloquial verb, often used to describe being tricked or set up by an acquaintance, as in 'ni bei ta keng le' (you got ripped off by him).

你知道吧 SPOKEN CHUNK

you know that, right?; checking if someone is aware

A colloquial tag question used to add emphasis and urge the listener to realize the situation clearly.

Modal Particle「呢」 (ne) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates an ongoing action or state while carrying a mild tone of reminding or prompting.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Placed at the end of a sentence to form a rhetorical tag question, prompting the listener to reflect or confirm a known fact.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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