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《COURT!》 S1·E4 (39:23) HSK 4
jiù shì xià sǐ le

就是 吓死了

“- You scared us yesterday. - It's all fine now. Yeah, really scared us.”

《COURT!》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 39:23 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ dōu bǎ wǒ men xià sǐ le

你都把我们吓死了

“- You scared us yesterday. - It's all fine now.”

jiù shì xià sǐ le CURRENT FOCUS

就是 吓死了

“- You scared us yesterday. - It's all fine now. Yeah, really scared us.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN méi shì méi shì méi shì

没事没事没事

“I'm fine.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: AGREEING
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: FEAR
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Hyperbolic Emotional Bonding

Exaggerating negative emotions through degree complements like '-死了' allows conversational partners to build mutual rapport and share collective relief.

INTENT TAGS: #agreement #validation #emotional_release #rapport
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
吓死了 SPOKEN CHUNK

scared to death

Very common hyperbolic expression to indicate shock, fear, or profound surprise in everyday spoken Mandarin.

就是 SPOKEN CHUNK

exactly; that's right

Used at the start of a turn to show immediate, empathetic agreement with the other speaker.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks the completed degree of emotional reaction as an exclamation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
GRAMMAR BLUEPRINTS:
是... → 就... → ... → ...了 →
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啊 吓死我了
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啊 吓死我了
a xià sǐ wǒ le

“- Xiaoxi. - Ah! You scared me to death.”

娘 吓死我了
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娘 吓死我了
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“Oh, Mother... I was so terrified...”

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