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《River Sunset》 S1·E5 (13:48) HSK 4
bú yào zhòng dǎo nǐ de lǎo máo bìng

不要重蹈你的老毛病

“Don't fall back into your old habit.”

《River Sunset》 S1·E5
TIMECODE: 13:48 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN lā huí cāo zòng gān

“Pull back on the yoke.”

bú yào zhòng dǎo nǐ de lǎo máo bìng CURRENT FOCUS

不要 重蹈 你的 老毛病

“Don't fall back into your old habit.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN hǎo de zhǎng guān

好的 长官

“Yes, sir.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: WARNING
Tone: AUTHORITATIVE
Emotion: STERNNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Keep your focus and don't screw up like you usually do.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Direct Hierarchy in Military Command

Superiors in Chinese command contexts often highlight personal flaws bluntly to ensure immediate operational compliance without hedging.

INTENT TAGS: #warning #reprimand #command #instruction
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
重蹈 SPOKEN CHUNK

to repeat (a mistake)

A formal verb typically paired with negative outcomes, errors, or disasters.

老毛病 SPOKEN CHUNK

old bad habit / chronic shortcoming

Commonly used in spoken Chinese to refer to recurring personal flaws or repeated technical errors.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 6 GRAMMAR
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