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《Wonder Wall》 S1·E5 (31:27) HSK 6
yào bù rán tā zhè jiǔ liàng yǒu diǎn bù tài xíng

要不然 他这酒量有点不太行

“Well, he really can't hold his liquor.”

《Wonder Wall》 S1·E5
TIMECODE: 31:27 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zán zán liǎ hē yí gè lái

咱 咱俩喝一个来

“Let's have a drink.”

yào bù rán tā zhè jiǔ liàng yǒu diǎn bù tài xíng CURRENT FOCUS

要不然 他这 酒量 有点 不太行

“Well, he really can't hold his liquor.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jǐ gè cài gěi nǐ hē chéng zhè yàng a

几个菜给你喝成这样啊

“With just these few cups, you got drunk like this?”

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Scene: Dining & Food
Function: TEASING CRITIQUE
Tone: TEASING
Emotion: AMUSEMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“He really can't handle his liquor, so don't push him to drink anymore.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Chinese Drinking Culture (Jiuwenhua)

At banquets and social gatherings, commenting on someone's drinking capacity ('jiuliang') is a common way to build rapport, tease friends, or diplomatically protect a lightweight from excessive toasting.

INTENT TAGS: #evaluating #teasing #intervening #banter
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
酒量 SPOKEN CHUNK

capacity for liquor; alcohol tolerance

Essential dining term used when discussing how well someone can handle alcohol.

不太行 SPOKEN CHUNK

not quite up to par; not very good

A polite, colloquial euphemism for saying someone or something is incompetent or insufficient.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 6 GRAMMAR
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