《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E19 (26:20)
HSK 7
nà zhè bú shì qī fù lǎo shí rén ma
那这不是欺负老实人吗
“Aren't you letting them bully the weak, then?”
《Hold A Court Now》
S1·E19
TIMECODE: 26:20
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THE DIALOGUE REEL
nà zhè bú shì qī fù lǎo shí rén ma
CURRENT FOCUS
那 这不是 欺负老实人 吗
“Aren't you letting them bully the weak, then?”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
nín dāng niú zuò mǎ de
您当牛做马的
“You work so hard”
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Scene:
Crisis & Conflict
Function:
VOICING GRIEVANCE
Tone:
DEFENSIVE
Emotion:
ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“They are walking all over you simply because you are too decent to fight back.”
💡 Cultural Insight: The Plight of the 'Honest Person' (Laoshiren)
In modern Chinese culture, being a 'laoshiren' carries dual meaning: traditionally praised for honesty, but practically vulnerable to exploitation because they lack ruthlessness.
INTENT TAGS:
#calling_out_injustice
#defending_victim
#indignation
#condemning_abuse
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2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
欺负老实人
SPOKEN CHUNK
bully or take advantage of an honest person
A very common phrase used when mild-mannered, non-confrontational individuals are exploited by opportunists.
这不是……吗
SPOKEN CHUNK
isn't this simply...
A rhetorical grammatical pattern used to declare an obvious, unacceptable truth forcefully.
Modal Particle「吗」 (ma)
CHANGE OF STATE
Turns the statement into an emphatic rhetorical question seeking agreement on the obvious injustice.
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2 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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