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《Echoes of a Thousand Moons》 S1·E6 (36:57) HSK 4
nǐ yào shì néng quàn dòng tài yé qù wǔ hàn wǒ men jiù dài shàng nǐ

你要是能劝动太爷去武汉 我们就带上你

“If you can persuade Great-grandfather to go to Wuhan, we'll take you.”

《Echoes of a Thousand Moons》 S1·E6
TIMECODE: 36:57 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN xíng

行

“Alright.”

nǐ yào shì néng quàn dòng tài yé qù wǔ hàn wǒ men jiù dài shàng nǐ CURRENT FOCUS

你要是 能 劝动 太爷 去武汉 我们 就 带上你

“If you can persuade Great-grandfather to go to Wuhan, we'll take you.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xiè xiè fū rén xiè xiè fū rén

谢谢夫人 谢谢夫人

“Thank you, Madam.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: CONDITIONAL BARGAINING
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: HOPE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Patriarchal Authority (家长制)

In traditional Chinese families, elders (like Taiye) hold ultimate authority, and their refusal to evacuate leaves the entire household trapped unless someone can persuade them.

INTENT TAGS: #bargaining #conditional_offer #delegation #crisis_management
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
劝动 SPOKEN CHUNK

successfully convince or persuade someone

A resultative verb compound combining '劝' (persuade) and '动' (move/shake), indicating successful persuasion.

带上 SPOKEN CHUNK

to bring someone along

Common spoken collocation used when including someone on a trip, journey, or group endeavor.

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4 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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