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《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E18 (31:45) HSK 4
bú shì suǒ yǒu rén dōu yǒu jī huì de

不是所有人都有机会的

“not everyone there gets a chance.”

《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E18
TIMECODE: 31:45 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN běi jīng nà me dà

北京那么大

“As big as Beijing is,”

bú shì suǒ yǒu rén dōu yǒu jī huì de CURRENT FOCUS

不是所有人都 有机会 的

“not everyone there gets a chance.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yí dìng yào yǒu de

一定要有的

“You must have one.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: TEMPERING EXPECTATIONS
Tone: SOMBER
Emotion: RESIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't be so naive; big cities crush people and success isn't guaranteed.”
💡 Cultural Insight: The North Drift (Beipiao) Reality

Many young Chinese flock to Beijing chasing dreams, but high living costs and fierce competition often lead to disillusionment, contrasting idealism against harsh reality.

INTENT TAGS: #dampening_enthusiasm #reality_check #cautioning #expressing_cynicism
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
不是所有人 SPOKEN CHUNK

not everyone

A useful chunk to make a partial negation and temper sweeping generalizations.

有机会 SPOKEN CHUNK

to have a chance / to get an opportunity

Commonly used when discussing career prospects, life breaks, or possibilities.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Used at the end of the sentence to assert certainty and emphasize the factual nature of the statement.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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