《The Truth》 S1·E4 (37:33)
HSK 7
gāng cái zhǐ shì xià hǔ nǐ yī xià
刚才只是吓唬你一下
“I was just messing with you earlier.”
《The Truth》
S1·E4
TIMECODE: 37:33
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THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
huān yíng nǐ lái zhòng àn duì
欢迎你来重案队
“Welcome to Major Crimes Unit.”
gāng cái zhǐ shì xià hǔ nǐ yī xià
CURRENT FOCUS
刚才 只是 吓唬你 一下
“I was just messing with you earlier.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
zhè lǐ de zuì fàn yǒu nǐ zhuā de
这里的罪犯 有你抓的
“There are many criminals waiting for your arrest.”
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Scene:
Workplace
Function:
CLARIFYING INTENT
Tone:
REASSURING
Emotion:
RELIEF
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
💡 Cultural Insight: Workplace Initiation Test (下马威与化解)
In tight-knit teams like police units, seniors often briefly intimidate newcomers to test their grit before warmly welcoming them.
INTENT TAGS:
#de-escalation
#clarification
#welcoming
#reassurance
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2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
吓唬
SPOKEN CHUNK
to intimidate / to scare jokingly
Frequently used retrospectively to explain away feigned anger or a playful test.
只是...一下
SPOKEN CHUNK
just ... a little bit
A common minimizing construction used to downplay the severity or maliciousness of an action.
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2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES
EXPLORE BY SEMANTIC SIMILARITY
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
《The Truth》 S1·E4 (37:33) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus