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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E16 (14:32) HSK 7
nǐ kuài fàng guò niú ba wǒ gāng jǐ guò le

你快放过牛吧 我刚挤过了

“Leave the cow alone. I just milked it.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E16
TIMECODE: 14:32 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ gàn shén me ne wǒ jǐ nǎi ne

“What are you doing? Milking the cow.”

nǐ kuài fàng guò niú ba wǒ gāng jǐ guò le CURRENT FOCUS

你快 放过牛 吧 我 刚挤过了

“Leave the cow alone. I just milked it.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè me duō nián méi gàn le xiǎo xīn bèi tā tī le

“You haven't done it in years. Careful, or it'll kick you.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: TEASING DISSUASION
Tone: TEASING
Emotion: AMUSEMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Leave the poor cow alone, you are doing useless work.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Playful Banter in Shared Labor

In close relationships, people often use mild hyperbole like 'spare someone/something' to tease someone who is clumsily or unnecessarily repeating a completed chore.

INTENT TAGS: #dissuasion #teasing #humor #informing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
放过 SPOKEN CHUNK

to let off; to spare; to let someone/something off the hook

Commonly used either literally or jokingly when asking someone to stop bothering a person or animal.

刚 SPOKEN CHUNK

just now; recently

Placed directly before a verb to indicate an action completed moments before.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the imperative command into a friendly, humorous urging.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates completion of the milking action.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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