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《The Knockout》 S1·E21 (19:29) HSK 6
xíng le xíng le nǐ men bié dòu tā le

行了行了 你们别逗他了

“Enough. Stop teasing him.”

《The Knockout》 S1·E21
TIMECODE: 19:29 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yǐ qián wǔ máo qián yí gè bèng xiàn zài yī kuài

以前五毛钱一个镚 现在一块

“One token used to cost 50 cents. Now it's one yuan.”

xíng le xíng le nǐ men bié dòu tā le CURRENT FOCUS

行了行了 你们 别逗他了

“Enough. Stop teasing him.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN táng xiǎo lóng dào

唐小龙 到

“Tang Xiaolong. Here.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: INTERVENING TO STOP TEASING
Tone: ADMONISHING YET CASUAL
Emotion: MILD_ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“That is enough, leave him alone before it gets awkward.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Saving Face in Group Banter

In Chinese informal groups, friendly teasing is common, but a mediator often steps in with '行了' to protect someone's face before banter turns into genuine humiliation.

INTENT TAGS: #intervention #moderation #face_saving #defusing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
行了行了 SPOKEN CHUNK

alright, that's enough

Commonly used in spoken Chinese to cut off an action or topic when someone has had enough.

别逗他了 SPOKEN CHUNK

stop teasing him / don't poke fun at him

A colloquial phrase used to urge people to lay off teasing a target.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates a change of situation, serving here as an imperative marker to cease an ongoing action.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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