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《The Truth》 S1·E24 (05:16) HSK 5
shǎo qiáo bù qǐ rén wǒ gàn má qiáo bù qǐ nǐ ya

少瞧不起人 我干吗瞧不起你呀

“Don't underestimate me. Why would I underestimate you?”

《The Truth》 S1·E24
TIMECODE: 05:16 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bié chōng dòng bié chōng dòng zhè gāo dù nǐ xià bù qù de hěn gāo de

“Easy. Take it easy. You won't survive that drop. It's too high.”

shǎo qiáo bù qǐ rén wǒ gàn má qiáo bù qǐ nǐ ya CURRENT FOCUS

少瞧不起人 我 干吗 瞧不起 你呀

“Don't underestimate me. Why would I underestimate you?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ jiù jué de

我就觉得

“I just think you are so young.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: DEFENSIVE REBUTTAL
Tone: DEFENSIVE
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't accuse me of being arrogant; I have no reason to belittle you!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Face-Saving Retort (争面子)

Accusing someone of 'looking down on people' (瞧不起人) challenges basic respect (面子), provoking an immediate, often sharp defensive counterattack.

INTENT TAGS: #defensiveness #denial #rebuttal #saving_face
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
少瞧不起人 SPOKEN CHUNK

stop looking down on people / don't underestimate me

A defiant retort used when feeling dismissed, patronized, or underestimated.

干吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

why on earth / for what reason

A blunt colloquial rhetorical question marker often carrying an irritated or defensive edge.

Modal Particle「呀」 (ya) CHANGE OF STATE

Adds emotional intensity and a sense of incredulity to the rhetorical question.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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