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《Road to Success》 S1·E31 (29:03) HSK 7
zhēn jué le shuō dào shuí jiù néng kàn dào shuí

真绝了 说到谁就能看到谁

“Unbelievable. Speak of the devil.”

《Road to Success》 S1·E31
TIMECODE: 29:03 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN què shí shì zhè jiā huo

确实是这家伙

“He's really...”

zhēn jué le shuō dào shuí jiù néng kàn dào shuí CURRENT FOCUS

真绝了 说到谁 就能 看到 谁

“Unbelievable. Speak of the devil.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè me qiǎo a

这么巧啊

“What a coincidence.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: REMARKING ON COINCIDENCE
Tone: PLAYFUL
Emotion: SURPRISE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Speak of the Devil Equivalent

Chinese speakers often refer to Cao Cao (说曹操曹操到) or use vivid phrases like this to mark uncanny real-world coincidences.

INTENT TAGS: #surprise #coincidence #commenting #banter
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
真绝了 SPOKEN CHUNK

unbelievable / absolutely wild / incredible

Colloquial northern slang used to describe an extraordinary, extreme, or uncanny situation.

说到谁就能看到谁 SPOKEN CHUNK

speak of the devil

A spoken variation of the proverb 'speak of Cao Cao and he appears', used when spotting someone just mentioned.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions here in the colloquial phrase '真绝了' to mark a completed degree or exclamatory realization.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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