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《Go Ahead》 S1·E22 (14:01) HSK 6
nà shǎ zi yī gēn jīn bù zhī dào yě hǎo

那傻子一根筋 不知道也好

“That fool is one track-minded. It is good for him not to know.”

《Go Ahead》 S1·E22
TIMECODE: 14:01 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN kě yǐ

可以

“OK.”

nà shǎ zi yī gēn jīn bù zhī dào yě hǎo CURRENT FOCUS

那傻子 一根筋 不知道也好

“That fool is one track-minded. It is good for him not to know.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xíng nà jiù xiān zhè yàng ba

“OK. Don't tell him.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: JUSTIFYING CONCEALMENT
Tone: PRAGMATIC
Emotion: RESIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Keep quiet about this, because explaining it to that stubborn fool would be an absolute nightmare.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Benevolent Concealment (善意的谎言)

In Chinese family dynamics, withholding upsetting or complicated news from stubborn relatives is often seen as a practical form of care to preserve harmony.

INTENT TAGS: #rationalization #withholding_information #resignation #pragmatism
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
一根筋 SPOKEN CHUNK

stubborn, rigid, or single-minded

A highly common colloquial metaphor used to describe someone who refuses to adapt or think flexibly.

也好 SPOKEN CHUNK

might as well / it is just as well

Used to express mild acceptance of an imperfect or default outcome.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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