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《Echoes of a Thousand Moons》 S1·E9 (28:24) HSK 7
nǐ xíng ma kě yǐ de xiǎo shì yī zhuāng

你行吗 可以的 小事一桩

“Can you do it? Yes, piece of cake.”

《Echoes of a Thousand Moons》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 28:24 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nà wǒ yòng zhè ge shì shì kàn ba

那我用这个试试看吧

“Then I'll try with this.”

nǐ xíng ma kě yǐ de xiǎo shì yī zhuāng CURRENT FOCUS

你 行吗 可以的 小事一桩

“Can you do it? Yes, piece of cake.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dà dǎo nǐ dǎ dī shén me ya

大岛 你打的什么呀

“Oshima, what are you shooting at?”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: REASSURING
Tone: CASUAL
Emotion: CONFIDENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Casually Expressing Competence

Dismissing difficulty with expressions like 'a piece of cake' projects self-assurance, though performing poorly afterward risks losing face.

INTENT TAGS: #reassurance #confidence #downplaying #affirming
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
小事一桩 SPOKEN CHUNK

a piece of cake; no big deal

An extremely common colloquial idiom used to downplay difficulty and assure others that a task is trivial.

你行吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

can you handle it; are you up to this

A blunt, casual way to question someone's ability or readiness in spoken contexts.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Turns the statement into a direct yes-no question inquiring about ability.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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