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《The First Jasmine》 S1·E19 (15:05) HSK 1
shì xiǎng kàn nǐ hái néng gàn shén me gòu dàng

是想看你还能干什么勾当

“just to see what you're up to.”

《The First Jasmine》 S1·E19
TIMECODE: 15:05 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ bù shōu shí nǐ

我不收拾你

“I spared you”

shì xiǎng kàn nǐ hái néng gàn shén me gòu dàng CURRENT FOCUS

是想 看你 还能干什么 勾当

“just to see what you're up to.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN rú jīn kàn lái

如今看来

“But now,”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: VERBAL ATTACK
Tone: SCORNFUL AND THREATENING
Emotion: CONTEMPT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You didn't escape me; I merely let you dig your own grave.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Luring the Enemy into Deeper Guilt

Rooted in traditional strategic thought ('allowing a fish to swallow the bait before reeling it in'), deliberately postponing punishment lets an antagonist accumulate unmistakable guilt.

INTENT TAGS: #intimidation #scorn #dominance #provocation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
干勾当 SPOKEN CHUNK

to engage in shady business; to pull illicit tricks

Strongly derogatory collocation used exclusively to condemn illegal, deceitful, or immoral actions.

收拾 SPOKEN CHUNK

to punish; to teach someone a lesson; to deal with

In spoken conflict contexts, this verb conveys severe physical, administrative, or retaliatory punishment.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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