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《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E15 (06:14) HSK 6
nǐ shuō nǐ dāng shí hái kàn bù shàng rén jiā shì a

你说你当时还看不上人家 是啊

“You used to look down on him. Yeah.”

《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E15
TIMECODE: 06:14 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN fāng mù yáng zhè hái zi duō hǎo a shá dū huì

“Fang Muyang is such a good lad. He can do everything.”

nǐ shuō nǐ dāng shí hái kàn bù shàng rén jiā shì a CURRENT FOCUS

你说你 当时 还看 不上 人家 是啊

“You used to look down on him. Yeah.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shén me jiào wǒ kàn bù shàng rén jiā

什么叫我看不上人家

“What are you talking about?”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: TEASING AND REMINDING
Tone: TEASING
Emotion: AMUSEMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Admit it, you had terrible judgment back then when you turned your nose up at such a great catch.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Matchmaking Scrutiny (相亲眼光)

Chinese social circles frequently revisit past romantic evaluations, playfully mocking someone whose initial dismissiveness gave way to an obvious match.

INTENT TAGS: #teasing #reminding #validating #playful_mockery
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
看不上 SPOKEN CHUNK

look down on / consider not good enough

Commonly used in dating or evaluation contexts to express that someone fails to meet one's standards.

你说你 SPOKEN CHUNK

look at you / how could you

A colloquial conversational preface used to introduce gentle teasing, mild reproach, or lamentation.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Conveys agreement and emphasis in '是啊', validating the previous speaker's appraisal of the suitor.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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