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《About Love》 S1·E11 (02:13) HSK 7
bù tài hǎo de fēng qì dū huì xí yǐ wéi cháng

不太好的风气都会习以为常

“bad habits become normal.”

《About Love》 S1·E11
TIMECODE: 02:13 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǎ pà shì yī xiē

哪怕是一些

“even”

bù tài hǎo de fēng qì dū huì xí yǐ wéi cháng CURRENT FOCUS

不太好 的风气都会 习以为常

“bad habits become normal.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dàn wǒ kàn dé chū lái

但我看得出来

“But I can tell,”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: CRITIQUING SOCIAL NORMS
Tone: REFLECTIVE
Emotion: DISAPPROVAL
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Just because everyone accepts this bad culture doesn't mean it's right, and I see right through it.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Calling Out Toxic Workplace Ethos (不良风气)

In Chinese organizational culture, implicit rules (潜规则) often become normalized over time, requiring conscious awareness or outside perspective to challenge.

INTENT TAGS: #criticism #reflection #social_awareness #observation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
习以为常 SPOKEN CHUNK

to become accustomed to; to take something as normal

A very common four-character idiom used when describing situations or habits people have grown numb to.

风气 SPOKEN CHUNK

atmosphere, general mood, social ethos

Frequently used to describe organizational culture, prevailing social trends, or group habits.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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