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《Coroner's Diary》 S1·E30 (14:33) HSK 5
gāng cái nà ge shì shǎo dǎ tīng cái néng duō huó mìng

刚才那个是 少打听才能多活命

“Who was that just now? The less you ask, the longer you live.”

《Coroner's Diary》 S1·E30
TIMECODE: 14:33 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN biǎo biǎo gē nǐ zěn me pǎo zhè lái le

表 表哥 你怎么跑这来了

“Qi… Qi, what are you doing here?”

gāng cái nà ge shì shǎo dǎ tīng cái néng duō huó mìng CURRENT FOCUS

刚才 那个 是 少打听 才能多 活命

“Who was that just now? The less you ask, the longer you live.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ fēn fù nǐ de shì qíng bàn dé rú hé le zǎo jiù ān pái hǎo le

我吩咐你的事情办得如何了 早就安排好了

“How's the task I gave you coming along? All set and ready.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: WARNING
Tone: THREATENING
Emotion: STERNNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Shut your mouth and don't pry into things that will get you killed.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Curiosity and Survival

Reflects the traditional idiom 'disaster comes from careless talk' and the pragmatic survival rule of keeping one's head down during dangerous intrigues.

INTENT TAGS: #warning #silencing #threat #secrecy
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
少打听 SPOKEN CHUNK

pry less; ask fewer questions

A colloquial imperative advising someone not to dig into private or dangerous matters.

多活命 SPOKEN CHUNK

stay alive longer; survive

Often paired with warnings against curiosity or meddling in dangerous business.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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