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《Agent from Above》 S1·E5 (16:41) HSK 7
yǒu nǎo zi yòu zěn yàng ? quán dōu ná lái gàn huài shì

有脑子又怎样?全都拿来干坏事

“Smart. So what? He's an evil creature.”

《Agent from Above》 S1·E5
TIMECODE: 16:41 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN liù fàn hái zhēn huì zhǎo rén a zhè ge rén yòu yīn xiǎn 、 yòu yǒu nǎo zi

六梵还真会找人啊 这个人又阴险、又有脑子

“Our Vasavatti. He's cunning and smart.”

yǒu nǎo zi yòu zěn yàng ? quán dōu ná lái gàn huài shì CURRENT FOCUS

有脑子 又怎样? 全 都 拿来 干坏事

“Smart. So what? He's an evil creature.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ méi zhì shāng 、 méi nǎo zi hái shì bǐ tā qiáng

你没智商、没脑子 还是比他强

“You're not so smart, but better than him.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: DISMISSING
Tone: SCORNFUL
Emotion: CONTEMPT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Being smart means nothing when you are completely corrupt.”
💡 Cultural Insight: De over Cai (Morality Over Intellect)

In Chinese philosophical tradition, virtue (de) is considered far more vital than intellectual ability (cai); cleverness used maliciously is despised above stupidity.

INTENT TAGS: #dismissal #contempt #condemnation #moral_judgment
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

3 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
有脑子 SPOKEN CHUNK

having brains / being clever or astute

Colloquial idiom used to describe cognitive sharpness, common in informal evaluations.

又怎样 SPOKEN CHUNK

so what? / what difference does it make?

A rhetorical phrase used to dismiss or minimize the importance of a preceding fact.

干坏事 SPOKEN CHUNK

do evil deeds / engage in wrongdoing

Informal and direct phrase for committing illicit or immoral acts.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
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