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《Eight Hundred》 S1·E18 (04:55) HSK 6
zhè bù xiǎo xīn shǐ dé wàn nián chuán ma

这不小心驶得万年船嘛

“Better safe than sorry, right?”

《Eight Hundred》 S1·E18
TIMECODE: 04:55 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ hái yǒu pà de ya

你还有怕的呀

“So there is something you're afraid of, huh?”

zhè bù xiǎo xīn shǐ dé wàn nián chuán ma CURRENT FOCUS

这不 小心驶得万年船 嘛

“Better safe than sorry, right?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ shuō nǐ bà zhè

你说你爸这

“Your dad”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: JUSTIFYING BEHAVIOR
Tone: DEFENSIVE
Emotion: RELIEF
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Prudence and Risk Aversion

Invoking proverbs like this aligns personal hesitation with traditional cultural wisdom, validating caution as maturity rather than cowardice.

INTENT TAGS: #justification #self_defense #proverb_appeal #hedging
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
小心驶得万年船 SPOKEN CHUNK

caution steers the ship for ten thousand years; better safe than sorry

A very popular proverb used to justify playing it safe or being extra prudent.

这不 SPOKEN CHUNK

isn't it the case that; well, you see

A conversational filler used to initiate an obvious explanation or defense.

Modal Particle「嘛」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Highlights that the statement is common sense or obvious, softening the defensiveness.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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