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《Lady Liberty》 S1·E28 (21:10) HSK 6
nǐ shuō zhè ge hái zi yào bù yào fù chū dài jià ya

你说这个孩子要不要付出代价呀

“do you think the child doesn't suffer for it?”

《Lady Liberty》 S1·E28
TIMECODE: 21:10 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yī duì bù néng zhèng cháng xiāng chǔ de fù mǔ

一对不能正常相处的父母

“When parents can't even get along normally,”

nǐ shuō zhè ge hái zi yào bù yào fù chū dài jià ya CURRENT FOCUS

你说这 个孩子 要不要 付出代价 呀

“do you think the child doesn't suffer for it?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN rén dōu shuō yǒu yàng xué yàng

人都说有样学样

“People always say children learn by example.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: SOLICITING OPINION
Tone: REFLECTIVE
Emotion: CONCERN
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't you think this child will inevitably suffer for what their parents did?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Family Karma and Parenting Influence

Chinese culture strongly emphasizes that the behavioral flaws of parents directly shape and burden the fate of their offspring.

INTENT TAGS: #soliciting_opinion #pondering #moral_judgment #softening
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
付出代价 SPOKEN CHUNK

to pay a price; to face the consequences

Commonly used in both spoken and written Chinese to describe suffering negative repercussions for an action or situation.

Modal Particle「呀」 (ya) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the interrogative question, turning a blunt query into a thoughtful, conversational prompt.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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