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《The Knockout》 S1·E20 (33:58) HSK 3
yǒu xiē rén shì bù néng xìn de

有些人是不能信的

“some people couldn't be trusted.”

《The Knockout》 S1·E20
TIMECODE: 33:58 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ cóng nà shí hòu wǒ jiù zhī dào

我从那时候我就知道

“Since then, I knew”

yǒu xiē rén shì bù néng xìn de CURRENT FOCUS

有些人是 不能信 的

“some people couldn't be trusted.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ lǎo diē ya

我老爹呀

“Do you know”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: ADVISING
Tone: SOMBER
Emotion: CYNICISM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Do not let your guard down; people will betray you.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Guarded Trust (Fangren Zhixin)

Reflects the traditional Chinese warning 'always keep guard against others' (防人之心不可无), where caution and skepticism are seen as necessary virtues for survival in a complex society.

INTENT TAGS: #warning #distrust #advising #skepticism
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
不能信 SPOKEN CHUNK

cannot be trusted / untrustworthy

Concise spoken assessment to warn someone away from trusting a person or source of information.

有些人 SPOKEN CHUNK

some people / certain people

Often used deliberately as a vague reference to imply specific individuals without naming them directly.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Placed at the end of the clause to assert a firm conviction or established truth.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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