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《The Lead》 S1·E12 (37:39) HSK 4
zài kǔ zài lèi yào jiān chí xià qù

再苦再累要坚持下去

“no matter how hard or exhausting it gets.”

《The Lead》 S1·E12
TIMECODE: 37:39 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yí dìng yào hǎo hào xué chàng xì ne

一定要好好学唱戏呢

“You must keep learning the opera,”

zài kǔ zài lèi yào jiān chí xià qù CURRENT FOCUS

再苦再累 要 坚持下去

“no matter how hard or exhausting it gets.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ zài bàn tú ér fèi le

“If you give up halfway,”

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Scene: School & Education
Function: ENCOURAGING PERSEVERANCE
Tone: ENCOURAGING
Emotion: EARNESTNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Eating Bitterness (Chiku)

Traditional Chinese arts and vocational disciplines view suffering and hardship as essential prerequisites for true mastery and personal character building.

INTENT TAGS: #encouragement #exhortation #perseverance #admonition
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
再苦再累 SPOKEN CHUNK

no matter how bitter or tiring it gets

A paired construction '再...再...' used to emphasize resilience despite extreme difficulty.

坚持下去 SPOKEN CHUNK

persist to the end; keep going

A common directional complement construction used to encourage someone not to give up.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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