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《Light to the Night》 S1·E19 (24:47) HSK 7
nǐ zài zhè me áo a chí zǎo zì jǐ bǎ zì jǐ sòng zǒu

你再这么熬啊 迟早自己把自己送走

“If you keep staying up, you'll be the one dropping dead.”

《Light to the Night》 S1·E19
TIMECODE: 24:47 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hé shū nǐ huàn gè fāng shì dǎ zhāo hū ma chà diǎn bǎ wǒ sòng zǒu

何叔 你换个方式打招呼嘛 差点把我送走

“Uncle He, try another way to say hi. You nearly scared me to death.”

nǐ zài zhè me áo a chí zǎo zì jǐ bǎ zì jǐ sòng zǒu CURRENT FOCUS

你再这么熬啊 迟早 自己把自己送走

“If you keep staying up, you'll be the one dropping dead.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN kàn kàn zhè ge

看看这个

“Take a look at this.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: WARNING AND ADMONISHING
Tone: TEASINGLY STERN
Emotion: CONCERN
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are literally working yourself to death; slow down before your health fails.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Dark Humor Around Overwork (熬夜/送走 culture)

Modern Chinese youth and professionals frequently use playful slang like '送走' (literally 'to send off to the grave') to voice genuine health anxieties caused by high-pressure schedules without sounding overly dramatic.

INTENT TAGS: #warning #health_concern #slang_humor #admonishing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
再这么熬 SPOKEN CHUNK

keep staying up late like this / continuing to overwork like this

Use when warning someone who repeatedly pulls all-nighters or pushes their physical limits.

把自己送走 SPOKEN CHUNK

cause one's own death / finish oneself off

A popular internet slang and colloquial euphemism for dying or getting killed, usually delivered with dark humor.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Adds a pause to highlight the condition and lends an affectionate, cautionary cadence.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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