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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E29 (17:37) HSK 2
tā gěi wǒ men xiǎn bǎi guò de

他给我们显摆过的

“He showed it off to us.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E29
TIMECODE: 17:37 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nà bǎ dāo

那把刀

“That knife...”

tā gěi wǒ men xiǎn bǎi guò de CURRENT FOCUS

他 给我 们 显摆过 的

“He showed it off to us.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ yī yǎn jiù rèn chū lái le

“I recognized it immediately.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: TESTIFYING OR CONFIRMING
Tone: CONFIDENT AND FACTUAL
Emotion: CERTAINTY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Flaunting Possessions (爱显摆)

The term carries mild colloquial disapproval toward boasting, often used to characterize someone's vanity that eventually backfires.

INTENT TAGS: #identifying #corroborating #recalling #confirming
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
显摆 SPOKEN CHUNK

to show off / to boast

A highly authentic colloquial Northern expression for flaunting a possession in front of others.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions in the 'shi...de' cleft construction to emphasize the past fact that the showing off indeed occurred.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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