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《A Splendid Match》 S1·E13 (18:00) HSK 4
jiào rén xīn lǐ nán shòu

叫人心里难受

“makes me feel uncomfortable.”

《A Splendid Match》 S1·E13
TIMECODE: 18:00 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN méi dé

没得

“It”

jiào rén xīn lǐ nán shòu CURRENT FOCUS

叫人 心里难受

“makes me feel uncomfortable.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zěn me huí shì

怎么回事

“What's going on?”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: EXPRESSING DISCOMFORT
Tone: MELANCHOLIC
Emotion: SADNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Indirect Emotional Expression

Chinese speakers often use impersonal subjects like '叫人' (makes one) rather than directly saying 'I feel sad', slightly softening raw personal vulnerability.

INTENT TAGS: #expressing_distress #lamenting #emotional_sharing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
心里难受 SPOKEN CHUNK

to feel sad, distressed, or emotionally uncomfortable

A highly frequent colloquial expression used to describe emotional heartache, sorrow, or physical nausea.

叫人 SPOKEN CHUNK

causes someone to; makes one feel

Used as a causative structure synonymous with '让人', projecting an objective feeling onto anyone in that situation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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