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《The Truth》 S1·E2 (08:59) HSK 2
zhè dōu pǎo yī wǎn shàng le nǐ zhè hái zhè me dà qì xìng a

这都跑一晚上了 你这还这么大气性啊

“You raced all night. Why are you still so worked up?”

《The Truth》 S1·E2
TIMECODE: 08:59 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hǎo míng zì

好名字

“Good name.”

zhè dōu pǎo yī wǎn shàng le nǐ zhè hái zhè me dà qì xìng a CURRENT FOCUS

这都跑一晚 上了 你 这还 这么大 气性 啊

“You raced all night. Why are you still so worked up?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xīn qíng bù hǎo a

心情不好啊

“Feeling down?”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: TEASING AND INQUIRING
Tone: TEASING
Emotion: CURIOSITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You're still brooding after all this time; what's really eating at you?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Emotional Regulation and Temperament (气性)

In Chinese folk psychology, having excessive 'qixing' (temper/vital energy blockage) is viewed as harmful to health and social harmony, making it a frequent target of friendly teasing.

INTENT TAGS: #teasing #probing #softening_conflict #camaraderie
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
这都 SPOKEN CHUNK

already (emphasizing excess of time or extent)

Placed before time phrases to express surprise or criticism regarding how much time has passed.

气性大 SPOKEN CHUNK

short-tempered or prone to holding onto anger

A colloquial northern Chinese description of someone who gets easily agitated or remains angry for a long time.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the rhetorical criticism, turning a potential complaint into friendly teasing.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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