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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E37 (34:04) HSK 2
jiù shì gè xún xìn zī shì

就是个 寻衅滋事

“They just classified it as "picking quarrels and provoking trouble."”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E37
TIMECODE: 34:04 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǎ pà jiù yì diǎn xìn xī dōu yǒu kě néng chéng wéi tū pò kǒu

“Even a small piece of information could be a breakthrough.”

jiù shì gè xún xìn zī shì CURRENT FOCUS

就是个 寻衅滋事

“They just classified it as "picking quarrels and provoking trouble."”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shén me yì si a

什么意思啊

“What do you mean?”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: CLARIFYING INFORMATION
Tone: MATTER-OF-FACT
Emotion: CALMNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't overthink it; this was just petty public disturbance, not a major conspiracy.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Legal Offense Categorization

'Xunxin zishi' is a well-known statutory crime in China covering public disturbance, frequently referenced in daily speech to describe brawls or street trouble.

INTENT TAGS: #downplaying #defining #clarification
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
寻衅滋事 SPOKEN CHUNK

picking quarrels and provoking trouble

A common legal and formal term in Chinese law often used casually to describe troublemaking or public disorderly conduct.

就是个 SPOKEN CHUNK

it is merely / it is just

Use this pattern to trivialize or downplay the importance of an issue.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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