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《Road to Success》 S1·E9 (07:51) HSK 7
chāo tā dōu bú huì xiōng dì tā nà fàng shuǐ

抄 他都不会兄弟 他那放水

“He's even bad at copying others' moves, bro. Others go easy on him,”

《Road to Success》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 07:51 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nà ge qiú a měi tiān dōu méi jí gé guò duì ya

那个球啊 每天都没及格过 对呀

“His skills... have never been up to par. Yeah.”

chāo tā dōu bú huì xiōng dì tā nà fàng shuǐ CURRENT FOCUS

抄 他 都不会 兄弟 他那 放水

“He's even bad at copying others' moves, bro. Others go easy on him,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN kàn bú dào yì diǎn

看不到一点

“but he never notices it.”

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Scene: School & Education
Function: RIDICULING
Tone: MOCKING
Emotion: AMUSEMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Campus Slang and Casual Teasing

Using terms like '放水' in educational contexts highlights informal peer bonding through shared mockery of academic struggles.

INTENT TAGS: #mockery #dismissal #gossiping #teasing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
放水 SPOKEN CHUNK

to cut someone slack / to deliberately go easy on someone

Widely used in sports, exams, or assessments when a grader or referee intentionally lowers standards.

他都不会 SPOKEN CHUNK

he doesn't even know how to

Emphasizes someone's extreme incompetence or lack of basic skill.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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