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正当

zhèng dāng / zhèng dàng
HSK 6

English Meaning

(zhèng dāng) timely; just (when needed) | (zhèng dàng) honest; reasonable; fair; sensible

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
你都说了 我现在是不是正当红
HSK 7 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“Like you said, I'm at the peak of my popularity right now, so I have the leverage here.”

1. PREVIOUS

先跟我提前打个招呼呢 我

“Could you give me a heads-up before giving everyone else one? I...”

“You said it yourself. I'm popular right now, right?”

3. NEXT

我们是

“We are...”

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我们要保护好自己 这叫正当防卫 正当防卫呢
HSK 7 00:03
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💡 INTENT:

“I have every right to hit back if someone picks on me, so do not tell me to just endure it.”

1. PREVIOUS

别人欺负咱的时候呢

“When someone bullies us,”

“we must protect ourselves. This is called self-defense. But self-defense”

3. NEXT

也有限度 下次他再惹我 我还打他 我这招还没用

“has limits... If he messes with me again, I'll hit him again. I haven't used this move yet.”

《生命树》 · daily_life
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这也算是正当防卫了吧
HSK 7 00:01
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💡 INTENT:

“Surely you can't blame him when he was just trying to protect people.”

1. PREVIOUS

那他不是为了保护百姓吗

“But he was protecting the people.”

“That counts as self-defense, doesn't it?”

3. NEXT

你正当防卫最多把人给打晕了

“At most, self-defense means stopping someone.”

《开庭》 · legal_and_police
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