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《Echoes of a Thousand Moons》 S1·E10 (26:18) HSK 2
yī kàn jiù bú shì shén me hǎo dōng xī

一看就不是什么好东西

“You can tell at a glance she's no good.”

《Echoes of a Thousand Moons》 S1·E10
TIMECODE: 26:18 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ yào shén me yáng diāo pí dà yī wǒ hái yào sī wà

我要什么洋貂皮大衣 我还要丝袜

“I want a foreign mink coat, and I want silk stockings.”

yī kàn jiù bú shì shén me hǎo dōng xī CURRENT FOCUS

一看就不是 什么 好东西

“You can tell at a glance she's no good.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nà yào huàn zuò shì nǐ

那要换作是你

“If it were you,”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: PASSING JUDGMENT
Tone: JUDGMENTAL
Emotion: CONTEMPT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Moralistic Categorization (好东西 vs 坏人)

Calling a person 'not a good thing' (不是好东西) objectifies them to emphasize severe moral rejection and moral superiority.

INTENT TAGS: #condemnation #judgment #disapproval #gossip
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
一看就 SPOKEN CHUNK

obvious at first glance

Used to introduce an immediate, confident impression or conclusion based on visual appearance.

不是什么好东西 SPOKEN CHUNK

no good / up to no good / rotten

A blunt, colloquial idiom used to dismiss a person's character or the quality/intent of an object.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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