这保安和他们干起来了
“The security guard got into a fight with them.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这保安和他们 干起来了
“The security guard got into a fight with them.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
The polysemous verb '干' (gàn) is widely used in spoken northern Mandarin to vigorously denote initiating conflict, work, or aggressive action.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
started fighting / threw down
Very informal spoken slang describing a physical brawl or intense clash starting abruptly.
with them
Standard prepositional phrase indicating the opposing party in an action or confrontation.
Indicates the inception and realization of the confrontation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Why do you look down on security guards?”
“That guard's exceptionally capable.”
“I should have let the security team deal with you. If you have energy to spare,”
“I'll beat them up! Security! They're trying to hurt us!”
“Security, stop them.”
“Some colleagues and the security guards can prove this.”