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《The Truth》 S1·E22 (19:38) HSK 3
bié chòu měi le kuài shōu qǐ lái ba

别臭美了 快收起来吧

“Stop preening and put it away.”

《The Truth》 S1·E22
TIMECODE: 19:38 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN xíng le tǐng měi de le

行了 挺美的了

“Alright, you look good enough.”

bié chòu měi le kuài shōu qǐ lái ba CURRENT FOCUS

别 臭美 了 快收起来 吧

“Stop preening and put it away.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ jiù shì wú cuì miáo a

你就是吴翠苗啊

“So you're Wu Cuimiao?”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: PLAYFUL TEASING
Tone: TEASING
Emotion: AMUSEMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You look fine already, now pack up before someone catches you messing around.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Affectionate Derogation

Calling a close friend vain in Chinese functions as warm, playful banter that reinforces familiarity rather than causing actual offense.

INTENT TAGS: #banter #urging #playful_scolding #tidying_up
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
臭美 SPOKEN CHUNK

to preen / to be smugly vain about one's looks

A playful, affectionate term used among friends or family to mock someone admiring themselves.

收起来 SPOKEN CHUNK

to put away / to pack up

Directional verb complement combination for putting objects back in their place.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Used with negative commands to indicate cessation of an ongoing action.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the imperative command into an urging suggestion.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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