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《About Love》 S1·E11 (17:02) HSK 3
bú shì nǐ zuò gè rén ba xíng ma

不是 你做个人吧行吗

“Come on, be a decent human, okay?”

《About Love》 S1·E11
TIMECODE: 17:02 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yě kě yǐ wǎng kāi yí miàn

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“you'll still let it slide.”

bú shì nǐ zuò gè rén ba xíng ma CURRENT FOCUS

不是 你 做个人吧 行吗

“Come on, be a decent human, okay?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zūn cóng zì jǐ nèi xīn de xuǎn zé zěn me le

“What's wrong with following his heart?”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: MORAL ADMONITION
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: DISGUST
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop being such a selfish jerk.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Modern Internet Slang for Decency (Zuo Ge Ren)

The catchphrase '做个人吧' emerged in Chinese pop culture as a lighthearted yet sharp meme to criticize opportunistic, unprincipled, or hypocritical actions among friends.

INTENT TAGS: #reproach #slang #calling_out #exasperation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
做个人吧 SPOKEN CHUNK

be a decent human being; have some basic morals

Widely used internet and youth slang to jokingly or sternly call someone out when they do something outrageous, cruel, or shameless.

行吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

alright?; will you?

Attached to an imperative to apply mild peer pressure and emphasize the urgency of the demand.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the blunt moral command while maintaining a tone of exasperated insistence.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Turns the statement into an impatient appeal for compliance.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
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