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《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E13 (28:32) HSK 6
wǒ gēn nǐ shuō zhè rén tā tài hěn le

我跟你说这人他太狠了

“I'm telling you, that guy is brutal,”

《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E13
TIMECODE: 28:32 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hái yòng nǐ zhuī

还用你追

“before you went after him, right?”

wǒ gēn nǐ shuō zhè rén tā tài hěn le CURRENT FOCUS

我跟你说 这人他 太狠了

“I'm telling you, that guy is brutal,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shì ba

是吧

“isn't he?”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: GOSSIPING
Tone: EMPHATIC
Emotion: ASTONISHMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Evaluating 'Hen' (狠)

In spoken Chinese, 'hen' can mean cruel and ruthless, but colloquially it often conveys awe toward someone's hardcore intensity or relentless drive.

INTENT TAGS: #gossiping #emphasizing #evaluating #warning
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
我跟你说 SPOKEN CHUNK

let me tell you / listen to me

A conversational framing phrase used to grab the listener's attention before sharing news, gossip, or strong opinions.

太狠了 SPOKEN CHUNK

too ruthless / overly harsh / hardcore

Used colloquially to describe someone who is exceptionally fierce, unyielding, relentless, or brutally decisive.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions with '太' to emphasize an extreme degree or strong subjective evaluation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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