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《Sunsets Secrets Regrets》 S1·E12 (08:56) HSK 3
shí èr wàn fēn de xiǎo xīn ma

十二万分的小心吗

“also be extremely careful?”

《Sunsets Secrets Regrets》 S1·E12
TIMECODE: 08:56 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bù yě dé

不也得

“wouldn't you”

shí èr wàn fēn de xiǎo xīn ma CURRENT FOCUS

十二万分 的 小心 吗

“also be extremely careful?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN huàn wèi sī kǎo nǐ jiù néng lǐ jiě dà gē le

“Put yourself in my shoes, and you'll understand me.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: SEEKING CLARIFICATION
Tone: INCREDULOUS
Emotion: SKEPTICISM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Do we really have to walk on eggshells to this ridiculous extreme?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Hyperbolic Numeral Expressions (十二万分)

Chinese speakers often multiply conventional scales (ten thousand parts, 万分) into 'twelve-ten-thousandths' (十二万分) to exaggerate emotional weight, utmost caution, or profound reverence.

INTENT TAGS: #questioning #skepticism #clarification #caution
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
十二万分 SPOKEN CHUNK

extremely / 120 percent / utmost

A figurative idiom meaning exceeding 100 percent, commonly paired with words like '小心' (care) or '感谢' (gratitude).

小心 SPOKEN CHUNK

careful / cautious

Used as both a noun (caution) and an adjective/verb (be careful) in daily and professional settings.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Transforms the statement into a direct rhetorical or verifying question.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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