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《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E8 (29:55) HSK 7
zhè zhēn shì quē le dà dé le gàn zhè zhǒng shì tā bà yě bèi zhuā le

这真是缺了大德了 干这种事 她爸也被抓了

“This is truly wicked, doing such things. Her father was arrested too?”

《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 29:55 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhǐ shǐ bié rén shāng hài xiǎo lán zhè me duō zuì zhuàng nà shì yào pàn xíng de

指使别人伤害晓兰 这么多罪状 那是要判刑的

“and ordered someone to hurt Xiaolan. With all these charges, she's going to prison for sure.”

zhè zhēn shì quē le dà dé le gàn zhè zhǒng shì tā bà yě bèi zhuā le CURRENT FOCUS

这 真是 缺了大德 了 干这种事 她爸也 被抓了

“This is truly wicked, doing such things. Her father was arrested too?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nà shì bú shì jiù méi rén gěi xiǎo lán dǎo luàn le

“So does that mean no one will cause trouble for Xiaolan anymore?”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: MORAL CONDEMNATION
Tone: CONDEMNING
Emotion: INDIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: De (Virtue and Karmic Retribution)

Chinese morality heavily emphasizes accumulating virtue (积德); doing harmful deeds is seen as 'lacking virtue' (缺德), which invites misfortune and social disgrace.

INTENT TAGS: #condemnation #outrage #judgment #gossip
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
缺了大德 SPOKEN CHUNK

utterly wicked / devoid of virtue

A colloquial northern Chinese idiom used to harshly condemn someone's immoral or malicious actions.

干这种事 SPOKEN CHUNK

doing this sort of shameful thing

Commonly used in spoken Chinese to express contempt or indignation toward despicable acts.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Emphasizes the completion and extreme degree of moral deficiency, reinforcing the speaker's emotional outburst.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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