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《The Guilty》 S1·E11 (37:12) HSK 7
nǐ hái dīng zhe zhè àn zi bù fàng bǎ shēn tǐ lèi kuǎ le yǒu yì yì ma

你还盯着这案子不放 把身体累垮了有意义吗

“You're still holding onto this case. What's the point of wearing yourself out like this?”

《The Guilty》 S1·E11
TIMECODE: 37:12 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN chuán chǎng bào zhà àn dōu guò qù zhè me duō nián le zǎo jiù fān piān le

船厂爆炸案都过去这么多年了 早就翻篇了

“It's been years since the shipyard explosion. It's ancient history.”

nǐ hái dīng zhe zhè àn zi bù fàng bǎ shēn tǐ lèi kuǎ le yǒu yì yì ma CURRENT FOCUS

你还 盯着 这案子不放 把身体 累垮了 有意义吗

“You're still holding onto this case. What's the point of wearing yourself out like this?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bié fèi huà le

别废话了

“Stop talking.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: ADVISING AGAINST
Tone: EXASPERATED
Emotion: CONCERN
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Give it up already, it's not worth destroying your life over.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Pragmatic Care vs. Obsessive Justice

In Chinese relationships, peers often show concern through blunt reality checks about health, prioritizing practical wellbeing over stubborn ideals.

INTENT TAGS: #persuasion #admonition #concern #discouragement
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

3 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
盯着……不放 SPOKEN CHUNK

to fixate on; to refuse to let go of something

Commonly used to describe an obsessive pursuit of an issue, target, or person.

累垮 SPOKEN CHUNK

to collapse or ruin one's health from exhaustion

Used as a verb-resultative compound to warn someone about severe overwork.

有意义吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

is it worth it? / does it make any sense?

A frequent rhetorical question in spoken Chinese used to express disapproval of pointless effort.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks an anticipated change of state regarding ruined health.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Turns the sentence into a rhetorical question implying strong negativity.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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