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《The Lead》 S1·E16 (23:12) HSK 2
piào liàng nǐ hái zhī dào piào liàng a

漂亮 你还知道漂亮啊

“They are. So you do know what beauty is.”

《The Lead》 S1·E16
TIMECODE: 23:12 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ kàn rén jiā chǔ jiā hé chuān de yī fú piāo bù piào liàng

你看人家楚嘉禾穿的衣服 漂不漂亮

“Look at what Chu Jiahe wears. Aren't they pretty?”

piào liàng nǐ hái zhī dào piào liàng a CURRENT FOCUS

漂亮 你还知道 漂亮 啊

“They are. So you do know what beauty is.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN rén jiā guān zhòng kàn dàn jué kàn de shì shá

“What do audiences expect from a Dan role?”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: SCOLDING AND REDIRECTING
Tone: SARCASTIC
Emotion: DISAPPROVAL
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are completely missing the point if all you care about is looking pretty!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Artistic Depth over Surface Glamour

In traditional Chinese opera training, elders strictly emphasize inner technique (gongfu) and character portrayal over flashy modern styling or superficial prettiness.

INTENT TAGS: #ridicule #critique #sarcasm #correcting
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
还知道 SPOKEN CHUNK

at least aware of / surprisingly conscious of

Used sarcastically to mock someone who fixates on an obvious or superficial detail while missing the bigger picture.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Adds a sharp, rhetorical bite to reinforce the sarcastic repetition.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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