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《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E11 (08:03) HSK 7
yě shì nǐ dé zì jǐ yǒu běn shì

也是你得自己有本事

“It's also because you've got it on you.”

《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E11
TIMECODE: 08:03 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN méi zhǔn néng rù tā de fǎ yǎn

没准能入他的法眼

“It might catch his eye.”

yě shì nǐ dé zì jǐ yǒu běn shì CURRENT FOCUS

也是 你得 自己 有本事

“It's also because you've got it on you.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ yào rén bù líng a

你要人不灵啊

“If you were no good,”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: GIVING ADVICE
Tone: PRAGMATIC
Emotion: SERIOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Connections and luck only go so far; at the end of the day, you actually have to deliver.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Pragmatic Merit in Social Dynamics

While networking and pleasing superiors matter, everyday Chinese wisdom repeatedly stresses that hard capability (本事) remains the ultimate foundation for respect and success.

INTENT TAGS: #advising #reality_check #emphasizing_competence #practicality
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
有本事 SPOKEN CHUNK

to be capable / to have real skills

A colloquial phrase indicating that someone possesses genuine competence or competence under pressure.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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