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《The Truth》 S1·E16 (31:31) HSK 2
zhè rén xīn a dōu shì ròu zhǎng de

这人心啊 都是肉长的

“People have feelings.”

《The Truth》 S1·E16
TIMECODE: 31:31 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ xīn lǐ yǒu shù

我心里有数

“I know what I am doing.”

zhè rén xīn a dōu shì ròu zhǎng de CURRENT FOCUS

这人心啊 都是肉长的

“People have feelings.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN gǎn qíng bú shì yòng lái wán de

“And no one can play with feelings.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: MORAL ADMONITION
Tone: EARNEST
Emotion: CONCERN
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“People get hurt when you play games—have some empathy and treat them right.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Empathy and Renqing (Human Sentiment)

Saying 'hearts are made of flesh' is a profound cultural appeal to natural empathy, urging individuals never to treat others' sincere feelings as disposable.

INTENT TAGS: #admonition #empathy #moralizing #warning
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
都是肉长的 SPOKEN CHUNK

are made of flesh; are vulnerable and have feelings

A classic idiomatic expression used to appeal to empathy, reminding someone that people are not made of stone and can be hurt.

人心 SPOKEN CHUNK

the human heart; feelings

Refers to emotional sensitivity, human empathy, and moral conscience rather than the physical organ.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the topicalization and draws the listener's focus to the moral truth being shared.

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