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《The Knockout》 S1·E34 (07:24) HSK 4
tā nà xìng gé zhè jǐ nián méi shǎo zāo zuì

他那性格 这几年没少遭罪

“He suffered a lot because of his arrogant character.”

《The Knockout》 S1·E34
TIMECODE: 07:24 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN mèng dé hǎi yǎn gāo yú dǐng tā kàn de qǐ shuí ya

孟德海 眼高于顶 他看得起谁呀

“Meng Dehai is arrogant. He doesn't think highly of anyone.”

tā nà xìng gé zhè jǐ nián méi shǎo zāo zuì CURRENT FOCUS

他那性格 这几年 没少遭罪

“He suffered a lot because of his arrogant character.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ jiù bú yào zài gěi tā xuě shàng jiā shuāng le

“You'd better not give him another hard time.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: APPEALING FOR LENIENCY
Tone: PLEADING
Emotion: SYMPATHY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“His stubbornness has already cost him dearly; have some mercy and back off.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Character Determines Fate (性格决定命运)

Chinese interpersonal rhetoric often acknowledges that rigid integrity or uncompromising pride naturally attracts institutional pushback and suffering.

INTENT TAGS: #pleading #softening #evoking_empathy #persuasion
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
没少 SPOKEN CHUNK

not a few; quite a lot; extensively

A common double-negative used colloquially to emphasize a large quantity or high frequency.

遭罪 SPOKEN CHUNK

to suffer hardships; to endure pain

Commonly used in spoken Chinese to describe going through difficult, grueling, or unfair trials.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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