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《The Truth》 S1·E24 (35:58) HSK 5
shèng xià de jiù kào tiān shōu

剩下的就靠天收

“The rest was decided by fate.”

《The Truth》 S1·E24
TIMECODE: 35:58 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN suǒ yǐ tā yě jiù mài bù liǎo zhǐ néng shuō zū chū qù zhēng diǎn líng huā qián

所以他也就卖不了 只能说租出去挣点零花钱

“So he couldn't sell them. He could just rent them out for pocket money.”

shèng xià de jiù kào tiān shōu CURRENT FOCUS

剩下的就 靠天收

“The rest was decided by fate.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN kào tiān shōu

靠天收

“Decided by fate?”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: EXPRESSING RESIGNATION
Tone: PHILOSOPHICAL
Emotion: RESIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Whatever happens now is out of our hands; we just have to leave it to fate.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Fatalism in Daily Life (Tianming)

Rooted in agrarian tradition, relying on 'heaven' reflects a cultural mindset of accepting natural limitations and fate when human effort reaches its practical end.

INTENT TAGS: #fatalism #acceptance #resignation #passivity
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
剩下的 SPOKEN CHUNK

the rest; what remains

Commonly used at the beginning of a clause to introduce the remaining part of a task, item, or situation.

靠天收 SPOKEN CHUNK

dependent on nature; left to heaven's will

An agricultural idiom used metaphorically in daily conversation to describe situations where success relies completely on luck or fate.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

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