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《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E8 (37:49) HSK 7
nǐ shuō tā zhè rén shì bù tǐng jī zéi de

你说他这人是不挺鸡贼的

“You have to admit, he's quite cunning.”

《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 37:49 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jiù yì zhí yòng zhè ge

就一直用这个

“the same ID ever since.”

nǐ shuō tā zhè rén shì bù tǐng jī zéi de CURRENT FOCUS

你说 他这人是不挺 鸡贼 的

“You have to admit, he's quite cunning.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tā jiù bǐ zán jiù yǒng yuǎn jiù duō xiǎng yī bù jiù xiǎng kuài yī bù

他就比咱就永远就多想一步 就想快一步

“He's always one step ahead of us, just a bit faster.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: SOLICITING AGREEMENT
Tone: GOSSIPING
Emotion: ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Agree with me that he is calculating and always looking out for himself.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Labeling Sly Behavior (Ji Zhai)

Calling someone 'jizei' reflects a cultural dislike for people who lack generosity and constantly play petty mental games to benefit themselves.

INTENT TAGS: #gossiping #seeking_validation #evaluating_character #criticism
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
鸡贼 SPOKEN CHUNK

petty, calculating, or slyly self-serving

A highly colloquial Northern Chinese slang word used to describe someone who constantly calculates petty advantages at others' expense.

你说……是不是 SPOKEN CHUNK

don't you think...

A conversational rhetorical frame used to invite the listener to confirm or agree with an observation.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Affirms the speaker's judgment and completes the descriptive structure.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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