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dǎi / dài
HSK 7

English Meaning

(dǎi) (coll.) to catch; to seize | (dài) (literary) to arrest; to seize; to overtake; until

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又让你逮着机会装了
HSK 7 00:01
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💡 INTENT:

“You never miss a chance to show off, do you?”

1. PREVIOUS

行

“Okay.”

“You found another chance to show off.”

3. NEXT

行吧 她走她的 咱们好好喝 来来来 来

“Fine, let her leave. Let's have a good drink. Cheers. Cheers.”

《爱情有烟火》 · dining_and_food
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不是 我认什么栽啊 你就算让警察把我逮进去
HSK 7 00:03
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💡 INTENT:

“Don't think you can threaten me with the police; taking me down won't save you from the others coming after you.”

1. PREVIOUS

是不是 你自己做了这样的事情 你就得认栽啊

“Without me, could you afford your fancy watch and fine clothes? You made a mistake. Face the consequences.”

“Why should I? Even if you get me arrested, plenty of others will come after you.”

3. NEXT

还有大把人找你算账 我认栽对你有好处吗

“Even if you get me arrested, plenty of others will come after you. What do you gain from my downfall?”

《隐身的名字》 · crisis_and_conflict
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这不刚好让他逮到小辫子了 能不使点吗
HSK 7 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“He gave his enemy the perfect excuse to get back at him, so of course he will exploit it.”

1. PREVIOUS

亦非呢 呛过他两句 搞得这个律师还挺下不来台的

“Yifei talked back to him a couple of times, which made the lawyer look bad.”

“Now that he's got leverage, how could he not use it?”

3. NEXT

那 接下来会怎么样呢

“Then what happened next?”

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