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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E13 (38:57) HSK 6
xíng le nǐ kuài bié pěng wǒ mā le bú shì zhēn de

行了 你快别捧我妈了 不是 真的

“Alright, stop flattering my mom. Really.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E13
TIMECODE: 38:57 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nín yī yuàn lǐ de rén gèng lì hài

您医院里的人更厉害

“the people from your hospital to be even tougher.”

xíng le nǐ kuài bié pěng wǒ mā le bú shì zhēn de CURRENT FOCUS

行了 你快别捧我妈了 不是 真的

“Alright, stop flattering my mom. Really.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ men zhè ér kě jiù shì lì hài

我们这儿可就是厉害

“People here really are impressive.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: DEFLECTING COMPLIMENT
Tone: TEASING
Emotion: AMUSEMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Quit laying it on so thick, you're embarrassing me!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Modesty and Deflecting Flattery (Ke Qi)

In Chinese culture, accepting direct praise—especially regarding oneself or close family—can seem immodest, prompting people to playfully or modestly dismiss compliments.

INTENT TAGS: #deflection #teasing #modesty #banter
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
快别 SPOKEN CHUNK

please stop / don't

Use this spoken structure to urge someone colloquially to cease doing something immediately, often used in teasing or modest deflections.

捧 SPOKEN CHUNK

to flatter / to praise excessively

A common colloquial verb meaning to hype someone up or praise them lavishly.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks an imperative stop to an ongoing action, softening the demand.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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