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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E22 (07:39) HSK 7
nǐ néng tuō dé qǐ lái jiù bù cuò le

你能托得起来就不错了

“It'd be a miracle if you could even lift them.”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E22
TIMECODE: 07:39 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN píng rì lǐ sì gè dà nán rén tái dōu fèi jìn

“Four men struggle to lift them.”

nǐ néng tuō dé qǐ lái jiù bù cuò le CURRENT FOCUS

你能托得 起来 就不错了

“It'd be a miracle if you could even lift them.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ zhī dào nǐ yǒu jī tuǐ ma

“I know. Do you have chicken legs?”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: CHALLENGING ABILITY
Tone: SKEPTICAL
Emotion: SKEPTICISM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You don't have the strength to lift that, so don't even bother trying.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Playful Skepticism

Teasing someone's perceived limitations using '就不错了' is a common colloquial way to deflate overconfidence without causing real offense.

INTENT TAGS: #skepticism #teasing #deflating_ego #doubt
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
托得起来 SPOKEN CHUNK

able to prop up / able to lift up

A potential complement indicating the physical ability to lift and support something upward.

就不错了 SPOKEN CHUNK

would be good enough / should be satisfied with

Used idiomatically to express that reaching even a basic threshold is unlikely or already fortunate.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks an assertive change of state or evaluative conclusion within the phrase '就不错了'.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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