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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E21 (09:52) HSK 7
děng niáng xún dào le móu shēng de fǎ zi

等娘寻到了谋生的法子

“Once I find a way to make a living,”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E21
TIMECODE: 09:52 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN xiān jiāng nǐ sòng qù dài shàng jǐ nián

先将你送去待上几年

“You'll stay there for a few years.”

děng niáng xún dào le móu shēng de fǎ zi CURRENT FOCUS

等 娘寻 到了 谋生的法子

“Once I find a way to make a living,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yí dìng bǎ nǐ jiē huí lái

一定把你接回来

“I'll surely bring you back.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: PROMISING
Tone: TENDER
Emotion: SADNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I am not abandoning you; as soon as I can survive, I will bring you home.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Kinship Filial Ties and Economic Hardship

In traditional Chinese society, impoverished parents often had to temporarily foster or send away children to relatives or institutions until financial stability was achieved.

INTENT TAGS: #promising #comforting #reassurance #separation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
谋生的法子 SPOKEN CHUNK

a way to make a living / means of subsistence

A traditional, colloquial expression used when referring to finding livelihood, income, or employment to survive.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 6 GRAMMAR
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