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《Generation to Generation》 S1·E14 (15:59) HSK 7
fán fū zǒu zú bà le

凡夫走卒罢了

“low-cultivation commoners.”

《Generation to Generation》 S1·E14
TIMECODE: 15:59 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yòng de dōu shì xiē xiū wèi dī xià de

用的都是些修为低下的

“He's only used”

fán fū zǒu zú bà le CURRENT FOCUS

凡夫走卒 罢了

“low-cultivation commoners.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jiào zhǔ shuō le

教主说了

“The Chief said”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: BELITTLING
Tone: DISMISSIVE
Emotion: CONTEMPT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“They are mere nobodies, completely unworthy of our attention or concern.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Wuxia Hierarchy of Power

In martial arts and fantasy genres, cultivators or skilled fighters often view ordinary people without martial or spiritual prowess with stark superiority.

INTENT TAGS: #dismissal #belittling #condescension #downplaying
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
凡夫走卒 SPOKEN CHUNK

common folks; ordinary peddlers; nobodies

A literary four-character idiom used dismissively to refer to regular people of low status or negligible ability.

罢了 SPOKEN CHUNK

merely; that is all; nothing more

Placed at the end of a sentence to downplay significance or express condescension.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Appears as part of the compound sentence-final particle '罢了' to reinforce the tone of dismissal.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
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