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《About Love》 S1·E3 (38:18) HSK 6
zhè jiù shì yīn guǒ xún huán

这就是因果循环

“This is karma.”

《About Love》 S1·E3
TIMECODE: 38:18 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ xìn bù xìn wǒ ràng nǐ kū a

你信不信我让你哭啊

“Believe it or not, I'll make you cry.”

zhè jiù shì yīn guǒ xún huán CURRENT FOCUS

这就是 因果循环

“This is karma.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yī bào huán yī bào

“A payback for a payback.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: RETALIATING VERBALLY
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: DEFIANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Whatever you do to me will bite you right back.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Yinguo (Karmic Retribution)

Rooted in Buddhist philosophy, Chinese speakers frequently invoke karma in daily speech to moralize fairness or warn against malicious actions.

INTENT TAGS: #warning #retaliation #moralizing #defiance
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
因果循环 SPOKEN CHUNK

karmic cycle; cause and effect

Use this idiom when arguing that actions have unavoidable consequences or that someone will face poetic justice.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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