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《The Truth》 S1·E1 (18:13) HSK 7
zhè guǎng chǎng yǐ hòu nǐ bié lái le nǐ gēn zhè zhǒng rén lái shén me jìn ne nǐ shuō

这广场以后你别来了 你跟这种人来什么劲呢你说

“Don't return to this square. Why bother dealing with someone like that?”

《The Truth》 S1·E1
TIMECODE: 18:13 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shuí ràng zá jiā xiǎo méng nà me piào liàng ne shì nǐ shuō

“Who told Xiaomeng to be so pretty? Look at you.”

zhè guǎng chǎng yǐ hòu nǐ bié lái le nǐ gēn zhè zhǒng rén lái shén me jìn ne nǐ shuō CURRENT FOCUS

这广场以后你 别来了 你跟 这种人 来什么劲 呢 你说

“Don't return to this square. Why bother dealing with someone like that?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jīn tiān chū lái wán xīn qíng hǎo

“We were having a good time today.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: SCOLDING ADVICE
Tone: REPROACHFUL
Emotion: ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“They are not worth your energy, and being here only invites unnecessary trouble.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Avoiding Friction with Trash People

A pervasive cultural principle in modern urban China is to avoid confrontation with unrefined or aggressive strangers ('trash people' / 垃圾人) because sinking to their level only brings loss and trouble.

INTENT TAGS: #dissuasion #scolding #protective_advice #exasperation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
来什么劲 SPOKEN CHUNK

why get worked up / why bother arguing

A common colloquial phrase expressing that engaging with someone or something is futile and unworthy of effort.

你说 SPOKEN CHUNK

tell me / wouldn't you say

A discourse marker added to prompt agreement and emphasize common sense.

Modal Particle「呢」 (ne) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the rhetorical question into an exasperated conversational prompt.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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