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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E9 (14:15) HSK 6
nǐ nǎo zi dōu bù gòu yòng le tǔ fěi

你脑子都不够用了 土匪

“you can't even think straight. Thug!”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 14:15 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ shén me fù duì zhǎng gǒu pì fù duì zhǎng lí kāi duō jié

“What kind of deputy captain are you? Deputy captain, my ass. Without Duojie,”

nǐ nǎo zi dōu bù gòu yòng le tǔ fěi CURRENT FOCUS

你 脑子 都 不够用 了 土匪

“you can't even think straight. Thug!”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dōu bié dǎ le

都别打了

“Stop fighting, all of you!”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: HURLING INSULTS
Tone: AGGRESSIVE
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Bandit Label as Moral Denunciation

Calling someone a 'bandit' (tufei) in Chinese carries strong historical weight, condemning someone not just as aggressive, but as uncivilized, lawless, and morally bankrupt.

INTENT TAGS: #insult #provocation #retaliation #belittling
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
脑子不够用 SPOKEN CHUNK

not smart enough / slow-witted / unable to think straight

A blunt colloquial insult used to mock someone's poor judgment, stupidity, or lack of mental capacity.

土匪 SPOKEN CHUNK

bandit / barbarian / thug

Literally means bandit, but colloquially applied to people acting brutish, lawless, or violent.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Signifies a state change, emphasizing that the interlocutor has completely lost the ability to think logically.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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