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《River Sunset》 S1·E26 (10:33) HSK 1
chá bù sī fàn bù xiǎng de

茶不思饭不想的

“He's lost his appetite completely.”

《River Sunset》 S1·E26
TIMECODE: 10:33 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè xiá ér ya

这侠儿呀

“That Xia'er...”

chá bù sī fàn bù xiǎng de CURRENT FOCUS

茶不思饭不想 的

“He's lost his appetite completely.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN cóng zǎo dào xiàn zài yī lì mǐ dōu méi jìn

从早到现在一粒米都没进

“He hasn't eaten a grain of rice since morning.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: DESCRIBING CONDITION
Tone: SYMPATHETIC
Emotion: CONCERN
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Appetite as an Emotional Indicator

In Chinese culture, a person's willingness to eat is the primary barometer of their mental and emotional health.

INTENT TAGS: #sympathy #concern #reporting_condition #observation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
茶不思饭不想 SPOKEN CHUNK

pining away; losing interest in food and drink due to worry or lovesickness

A vivid four-character idiom frequently used in spoken Chinese to describe deep obsession, grief, or romance.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions as a descriptive particle marking the continuous state of the subject.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

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