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《Vanished Name》 S1·E5 (35:32) HSK 6
xiàng shì nǐ zhǐ dìng néng kǎo shàng shì de

像是你指定能考上似的

“You talk like you're guaranteed to get in.”

《Vanished Name》 S1·E5
TIMECODE: 35:32 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN sān gè yuè zhī hòu nǐ zì jǐ xiǎng bàn fǎ lā dǎo ba nǐ tīng nǐ zhè kǒu qì

三个月之后你自己想办法 拉倒吧 你听你这口气

“Then you're on your own. Oh, please. You talk like you're guaranteed to get in.”

xiàng shì nǐ zhǐ dìng néng kǎo shàng shì de CURRENT FOCUS

像 是你 指定能考上 似的

“You talk like you're guaranteed to get in.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bié dē sè le gěi zì jǐ liú tiáo hòu lù lái lái chéng fàn chéng fàn qù

“Don't be so smug. Leave yourself a way out. Get me some rice.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: MOCKING
Tone: SARCASTIC AND TEASING
Emotion: SKEPTICISM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't act so smug, you haven't passed anything yet.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Humbling Banter (Jian Suan Ke Bo)

Among intimate Chinese peers and family, poking fun at another's overconfidence keeps expectations realistic and avoids bad luck.

INTENT TAGS: #teasing #deflating_ego #skepticism #irony
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
像是……似的 SPOKEN CHUNK

as if / just like

Commonly used in spoken Chinese to express disbelief, irony, or sarcasm about someone's claim.

指定能 SPOKEN CHUNK

definitely can / guaranteed to

A frequent Northern colloquial synonym for '一定能' (definitely can).

Modal Particle「似的」 (shide) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions as a figurative particle completing the '像是' structure to underline the sarcastic comparison.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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