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《The Lead》 S1·E18 (18:54) HSK 4
gǔ qiāo dé bù zǎ yàng pí qì hái dà dé hěn

鼓敲得不咋样 脾气还大得很

“His drumming isn't good, and neither is his temper.”

《The Lead》 S1·E18
TIMECODE: 18:54 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zán liǎ qù zhǎo tā tán tán

咱俩去找他谈谈

“Let's go talk to him.”

gǔ qiāo dé bù zǎ yàng pí qì hái dà dé hěn CURRENT FOCUS

鼓敲得 不咋样 脾气还 大得很

“His drumming isn't good, and neither is his temper.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN qiú shī nǐ yī huì er bǎ nǐ nà pí qì yě shōu yī shōu wǒ zhī dào

裘师 你一会儿把你那脾气 也收一收 我知道

“Master Qiu, keep your temper - in check later. - I know.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: COMPLAINING AND CRITICIZING
Tone: SARCASTIC
Emotion: DISGUST
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“His skills are mediocre at best, yet he acts like a prima donna.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Master Qiu (Qiu shi)

'Shi' serves here as a professional honorific or in-group form of address for 'master' or 'teacher' (shifu or laoshi), commonly used among peers in traditional trades such as Chinese opera, storytelling arts, and handicraft professions.

INTENT TAGS: #complaining #evaluating #scorn #reminding
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
不咋样 SPOKEN CHUNK

not up to much, mediocre, unimpressive

A high-frequency Northern Chinese colloquial term used to express negative evaluation either mildly or directly, typically showing dissatisfaction with a person or thing.

脾气大 SPOKEN CHUNK

bad-tempered, short-fused, arrogant

Frequently paired with degree adverbs like 'hen' (very) or 'da de hen' (awfully large) to describe someone who is difficult to deal with or puts on airs.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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