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《Born with Luck》 S1·E4 (25:09) HSK 7
hái sān tiān liǎng tóu dì zhǎo chá er zòu tā

还三天两头地找茬儿揍她

“♪ The moon is hanging far away in the night ♪ but he also beat her constantly.”

《Born with Luck》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 25:09 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN méi bāng tā bù shuō

没帮她不说

“♪ The moon is hanging far away in the night ♪ not only did he not help her,”

hái sān tiān liǎng tóu dì zhǎo chá er zòu tā CURRENT FOCUS

还 三天两头 地 找茬 儿揍她

“♪ The moon is hanging far away in the night ♪ but he also beat her constantly.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bī tā qù zuò nà ge

逼她去做那个

“He forced her to do that ♪ Lighting up the pedestrians' faces ♪”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: CONDEMNING ABUSE
Tone: INDIGNANT
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: zhao cha er (picking a fight / nitpicking)

Originally referred to craftsmen looking for tiny cracks or flaws ('cha') on porcelain or pottery. By extension, it means deliberately finding fault, inventing petty excuses to make trouble for someone, or picking a quarrel.

INTENT TAGS: #denouncing abuse #exposing violence #indignation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
三天两头 SPOKEN CHUNK

almost every day; very frequently

A high-frequency colloquial adverbial phrase, typically used to complain that an annoying or negative event happens constantly.

找茬儿 SPOKEN CHUNK

to deliberately find fault; to pick a fight

A classic northern colloquial term with the erhua sound, commonly used to describe making trouble out of nothing or intentionally provoking someone.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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