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《The Knockout》 S1·E4 (05:07) HSK 5
lái de dōu shá rén a shǎo dǎ tīng

来的都啥人啊 少打听

“Who are they? Stop asking.”

《The Knockout》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 05:07 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yī huì er bǎ nà xiē dà lǎo cì hòu hǎo le gòu nǐ mǎi shí tái de

“Take good care of the big bugs later. You'll get enough money to buy ten cameras.”

lái de dōu shá rén a shǎo dǎ tīng CURRENT FOCUS

来的都啥人啊 少打听

“Who are they? Stop asking.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ dà gē shá shí hòu lái

你大哥啥时候来

“When is your brother coming?”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: WARNING AND REBUKE
Tone: CURT
Emotion: ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Keep your nose out of business that could get you killed.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Underworld Caution

In Chinese organized crime or high-stakes gray-market environments, asking fewer questions is considered essential for personal survival and showing proper boundaries.

INTENT TAGS: #warning #rebuke #shutting_down #caution
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
少打听 SPOKEN CHUNK

stop asking around; don't pry

A blunt, colloquial imperative used to shut down unwanted curiosity or warn someone against meddling.

啥人 SPOKEN CHUNK

what kind of people

Informal Northern spoken equivalent of '什么人'.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the interrogative question to sound like natural spoken curiosity.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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