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《About Love》 S1·E20 (04:35) HSK 3
bié jiè zhe jiǔ jìn zhuāng shǎ a

别借着酒劲装傻啊

“Don't play dumb just because you're tipsy.”

《About Love》 S1·E20
TIMECODE: 04:35 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè hē le duō shǎo ya nǐ zhè shì

这喝了多少呀 你这是

“How much did you drink already?”

bié jiè zhe jiǔ jìn zhuāng shǎ a CURRENT FOCUS

别 借着酒劲装傻 啊

“Don't play dumb just because you're tipsy.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ shuō wǒ

你说我

“Well, I...”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: CALLING OUT PRETENSE
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Cut the act—I know you are not as drunk as you claim to be.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Alcohol as an Excuse (Jie Jiu Zhuang Sha)

In Chinese social and interpersonal contexts, alcohol is often convenient cover for risky statements or evasion; calling it out strips away this social shield.

INTENT TAGS: #confrontation #calling_out #demanding_honesty #warning
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
借着酒劲 SPOKEN CHUNK

taking advantage of the influence of alcohol

Used to describe using drunkenness as a pretext or catalyst to do or say something.

装傻 SPOKEN CHUNK

playing dumb; feigning ignorance

A very common colloquial expression used when calling out someone deliberately evading an issue.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the imperative while adding an edge of direct warning or insistence.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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