《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E26 (13:40)
HSK 6
wǒ nǎo zi bù gòu yòng bei
我脑子不够用呗
“My brain isn't smart enough?”
《Live up to Your Youth》
S1·E26
TIMECODE: 13:40
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THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
bù bù shá yì si
不不 啥意思
“No, what do you mean?”
wǒ nǎo zi bù gòu yòng bei
CURRENT FOCUS
我 脑子不够用 呗
“My brain isn't smart enough?”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
gòu yòng gòu yòng tǐng hǎo de
够用够用 挺好的
“It's smart enough. Very good.”
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Scene:
Social & Dating
Function:
SELF DEPRECATION
Tone:
SARCASTIC
Emotion:
FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You're confusing me—are you implying I'm too stupid to get it?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Self-Deprecation as a Conversational Shield
Chinese speakers often humorously blame their own lack of intellect to smooth over awkward misunderstandings without directly accusing the other party of being unclear.
INTENT TAGS:
#self_deprecation
#sarcasm
#probing
#feigning_incompetence
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1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
脑子不够用
SPOKEN CHUNK
not smart enough / brain isn't keeping up
A colloquial idiom used to acknowledge confusion or playfully self-deprecate one's intelligence.
Modal Particle「呗」 (bei)
CHANGE OF STATE
Conveys resignation, casual indifference, or that an obvious (often sarcastic) conclusion is being accepted.
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1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E26 (13:40) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus