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《The Lead》 S1·E20 (23:21) HSK 7
wǒ dáo kǒu qì dáo kǒu qì děng wǒ dáo kǒu qì jiù xíng le

我捯口气 捯口气 等我捯口气就行了

“Let me catch my breath. Just let me catch my breath.”

《The Lead》 S1·E20
TIMECODE: 23:21 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bù gǎn luàn dòng

不敢乱动

“Don't move!”

wǒ dáo kǒu qì dáo kǒu qì děng wǒ dáo kǒu qì jiù xíng le CURRENT FOCUS

我 捯口气 捯口气 等我 捯口气 就行了

“Let me catch my breath. Just let me catch my breath.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN kě bù gǎn yí gè rén fān gēn tou a

“You can't do flips all by yourself.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: REQUESTING A PAUSE
Tone: PLEADING
Emotion: EXHAUSTION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Give me a second, I am totally exhausted but I will pull through.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Perseverance in Physical Disciplines

Reflects the gritty ethos of traditional Chinese acrobatics or physical arts where trainees push themselves to exhaustion before taking short pauses.

INTENT TAGS: #stalling #reassurance #plea #seeking_relief
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
捯口气 SPOKEN CHUNK

catch one's breath

A highly colloquial and dialectal Northern phrase used when out of breath after strenuous physical activity.

就行了 SPOKEN CHUNK

then it will be fine / that will do

Use to downplay a difficulty and reassure the listener that only a small condition needs to be met.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates the arrival of a satisfactory state once the condition is met.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

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