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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E9 (30:56) HSK 3
nǐ hái tǐng yǒu zì zhī zhī míng de

你还挺有自知之明的

“You're quite self-aware.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 30:56 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shuō le wǒ bù shǎo huài huà ba

“He said a lot of bad things about me, right?”

nǐ hái tǐng yǒu zì zhī zhī míng de CURRENT FOCUS

你 还挺 有自知之明 的

“You're quite self-aware.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shuō nǐ jiàng zuǐ yìng

“He said you're stubborn, always putting on a tough front,”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: TEASING ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Tone: TEASING
Emotion: AMUSEMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You guessed right, so at least you admit your flaws.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Teasing as Rapport Building

In close Chinese friendships or colleague dynamics, light teasing about each other's flaws signals comfort and mutual trust rather than genuine insult.

INTENT TAGS: #banter #teasing #validation #informal_critique
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
自知之明 SPOKEN CHUNK

self-knowledge; awareness of one's own limitations

A common idiom often paired with '有' (to have) or '缺乏' (to lack), frequently used in teasing or mildly critical contexts.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Affirms the descriptive evaluation and adds a light, spoken confirmation tone.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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