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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E5 (41:17) HSK 7
nǐ kàn zhe yě tǐng jīng de xíng le

你看着也挺精的 行了

“You look sharp. Okay.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E5
TIMECODE: 41:17 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dàn nǐ kàn tā zhǎng dé duō chún pǔ nǐ kàn tā nà zhāng liǎn shì

但你看他长得多淳朴 你看他那张脸 是

“But look how naive he looks. Look at his face. Yes.”

nǐ kàn zhe yě tǐng jīng de xíng le CURRENT FOCUS

你看 着也挺精的 行了

“You look sharp. Okay.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ gēn wǒ men shàng chē ba hǎo lei

“Get in with us. Sure.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: EVALUATING CHARACTER
Tone: BLUNT
Emotion: AMUSEMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You're sharp enough to manage; let's stop wasting time and move.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Nuance of '精' (Jīng) in Northern Chinese

While '精' literally means refined, when describing a person colloquially it can mean sharp, shrewd, or calculating depending on the speaker's tone, contrasting with simple-minded innocence.

INTENT TAGS: #assessment #conclusion #cutting_short #decision
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
看着挺精的 SPOKEN CHUNK

looks quite shrewd or street-smart

Used to describe someone who appears clever, astute, or sharp-witted.

行了 SPOKEN CHUNK

that will do / that's enough

A pragmatic discourse marker used to conclude a topic, halt further discussion, or signal readiness to proceed.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Affirms a descriptive judgment about the subject's character trait.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Signals closure and transition to action in '行了'.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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