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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E18 (13:23) HSK 3
nǐ xiǎo xīn zì jǐ xiǎo mìng nán bǎo a

你小心自己小命难保啊

“You'd better be careful, or you might lose your life.”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E18
TIMECODE: 13:23 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jì hèn xīn qiáng

记恨心强

“and holds grudges.”

nǐ xiǎo xīn zì jǐ xiǎo mìng nán bǎo a CURRENT FOCUS

你 小心 自己 小命难保啊

“You'd better be careful, or you might lose your life.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN lǎo zi bú shì wèi le sī qíng

“I'm not doing this out of desire—”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: WARNING
Tone: WARNING
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Direct Mortal Warning

Using colloquial phrases like 'little life' (小命) adds urgency and emotional gravity, emphasizing that continuing the current reckless course of action has fatal consequences.

INTENT TAGS: #warning #cautioning #alerting #confrontation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
小命难保 SPOKEN CHUNK

hard to save one's own skin; life in mortal danger

A vivid colloquial idiom used to bluntly warn someone that their life is in extreme jeopardy.

小心 SPOKEN CHUNK

watch out; be careful

Commonly placed before a clause to issue an alert or cautionary advice.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Adds urgency and emotional emphasis to the cautionary statement.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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