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《The Truth》 S1·E2 (25:40) HSK 2
gēn yī bāng xiǎo hùn hùn zài yì qǐ liú lǐ liú qì de

跟一帮小混混在一起 流里流气的

“Hanging out with a bunch of punks. Completely thuggish.”

《The Truth》 S1·E2
TIMECODE: 25:40 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yī kàn jiù bú shì shén me hǎo dōng xī

一看就不是什么好东西

“She's obviously trouble.”

gēn yī bāng xiǎo hùn hùn zài yì qǐ liú lǐ liú qì de CURRENT FOCUS

跟 一帮 小混混 在一起 流里流气 的

“Hanging out with a bunch of punks. Completely thuggish.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ jīn ér shǒu jué duì dōu zhǒng le huí qù gěi wǒ róu yī xià

“My hands are definitely swollen. Rub them later.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: EXPRESSING DISDAIN
Tone: CRITICAL
Emotion: DISGUST
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Social Conformity and Demeanor

Traditional Chinese morality places high value on upright personal conduct (正派); acting '流里流气' immediately marks a person as deviant or untrustworthy.

INTENT TAGS: #disparaging #criticism #character_assessment #venting
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
小混混 SPOKEN CHUNK

hoodlum / punk / street delinquent

Used colloquially to describe young street ruffians or loafers involved in petty trouble.

流里流气 SPOKEN CHUNK

ruffian-like / thuggish / rowdy and ill-mannered

A vivid four-character descriptive idiom used to criticize someone's sleazy, roguish, or thuggish appearance and attitude.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions as a colloquial suffix emphasizing a vivid descriptive state or manner.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

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