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《Lady Liberty》 S1·E25 (15:27) HSK 4
tā jiù shì yòng dé shàng shuí jiù duì shuí hǎo

她就是用得上谁就对谁好

“She's only nice to people she can use.”

《Lady Liberty》 S1·E25
TIMECODE: 15:27 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hái téng chū kōng lái zhào gù nǐ

还腾出空来照顾你

“she made time for you.”

tā jiù shì yòng dé shàng shuí jiù duì shuí hǎo CURRENT FOCUS

她 就是 用得上谁 就对谁好

“She's only nice to people she can use.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN lín zhǎn qiào hái bù zhī dào nǐ zài wèi tā gōng zuò

林展翘还不知道你在为她工作

“Lin Zhanqiao doesn't know you're working for her?”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: CRITICIZING CHARACTER
Tone: BLUNT
Emotion: CYNICISM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't be flattered by her kindness; she only cares about what you can do for her.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Utilitarian Social Networking (功利社交)

Chinese interpersonal relationships (guanxi) are often scrutinized for sincerity versus instrumental utility; someone who acts warmly only when needing a favor is judged harshly.

INTENT TAGS: #criticism #warning #disillusionment #character_assessment
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
用得上 SPOKEN CHUNK

can be of use; find useful

Commonly used in spoken Chinese to describe whether a person or an object has practical utility in a given context.

对谁好 SPOKEN CHUNK

treat someone well; be nice to someone

A colloquial structure indicating favoring or showing friendliness toward a specific person.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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