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《Unsettled Case》 S1·E4 (15:08) HSK 3
hā lì hěn róng yì bèi rě máo shì ma ?

哈利很容易被惹毛 是吗?

“Harry was easy to piss off?”

《Unsettled Case》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 15:08 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ huì xíng róng tā shì pí qì bào zào

我会形容他是脾气暴躁

“He had what I would call a foul temper.”

hā lì hěn róng yì bèi rě máo shì ma ? CURRENT FOCUS

哈利很 容易被惹毛 是吗 ?

“Harry was easy to piss off?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè xiǎo zi shēng lái jiù hěn shēng qì tā shēng chū lái de nà yī kè jiù yǐ jīng bèi jī nù le

这小子生来就很生气 他生出来的那一刻就已经被激怒了

“The lad was born pissed off. He came out of his mother pre-enraged.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: SEEKING CONFIRMATION
Tone: CONVERSATIONAL
Emotion: CURIOSITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Casual Character Evaluation

Informal idioms like '惹毛' are frequently used in spoken Chinese to bond over shared assessments of another person's temperament.

INTENT TAGS: #confirmation #evaluating #probing #chatting
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
被惹毛 SPOKEN CHUNK

to get pissed off; to be provoked to anger

A very colloquial spoken expression meaning to get ruffled or deeply annoyed.

容易被 SPOKEN CHUNK

easily prone to being...

Useful passive construction to describe someone's chronic vulnerability to a state.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Forms a tag-like question at the end to prompt validation from the listener.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
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