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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E39 (15:15) HSK 1
yáng jiǔ hòu jìn dà shǎo hē diǎn

洋酒后劲大 少喝点

“imported liquor hits hard. Drink less.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E39
TIMECODE: 15:15 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zǎo jiù shuō le

早就说了

“I told you,”

yáng jiǔ hòu jìn dà shǎo hē diǎn CURRENT FOCUS

洋酒 后劲大 少喝点

“imported liquor hits hard. Drink less.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN liǎng qiān wàn

两千万

“There's twenty million yuan inside.”

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Scene: Dining & Food
Function: CAUTIOUS ADVICE
Tone: ADVISORY
Emotion: CONCERN
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Keep your wits about you; we have serious business to handle.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Drinking Prudence (后劲)

In Chinese drinking culture, warning someone about '后劲' shows attentiveness and protects them from losing self-control during critical social or business dealings.

INTENT TAGS: #caution #advising #temperance #restraint
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
后劲大 SPOKEN CHUNK

having a strong delayed effect / packs a punch later

Commonly used to describe alcohol whose intoxicating effect creeps up gradually rather than hitting immediately.

少喝点 SPOKEN CHUNK

drink a bit less / take it easy on the drinking

A frequent caring or cautionary phrase used at dinner tables among friends or partners.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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