《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E36 (23:35)
HSK 6
rén jiā shǒu xià liú qíng le
人家手下留情了
“He actually held back.”
《Born to Be Alive》
S1·E36
TIMECODE: 23:35
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
xià shǒu méi gè qīng zhòng
下手没个轻重
“is too heavy-handed.”
rén jiā shǒu xià liú qíng le
CURRENT FOCUS
人家 手下留情 了
“He actually held back.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
bù rán wǒ xiàn zài dé tǎng jiù hù chē lǐ
“Otherwise, I'd be in an ambulance right now.”
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Scene:
Daily Life
Function:
DEFENDING OPPONENT
Tone:
REASSURING
Emotion:
RELIEF
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
💡 Cultural Insight: Saving Face for Competitors
Acknowledging that an opponent showed restraint displays sportsmanship and prevents escalating personal grudges into deeper animosity.
INTENT TAGS:
#clarification
#downplaying
#mitigation
#reassurance
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1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
手下留情
SPOKEN CHUNK
to show mercy; to hold back one's punch or harshness
Used literally for physical restraint or metaphorically when asking someone to critique or punish leniently.
Modal Particle「了」 (le)
CHANGE OF STATE
Marks a completed event and confirms an updated state of affairs.
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2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E36 (23:35) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus