《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E16 (07:12)
HSK 5
nǐ zǎ néng zhè me shuō nǐ ér zi ya
你咋能这么说你儿子呀
“how could you say that about your son?”
《Live up to Your Youth》
S1·E16
TIMECODE: 07:12
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
zhè dāng diē de nǐ
这当爹的你
“As his father,”
nǐ zǎ néng zhè me shuō nǐ ér zi ya
CURRENT FOCUS
你咋能 这么说 你 儿子 呀
“how could you say that about your son?”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
wǒ dān xīn tā zěn me
我担心他 怎么
“-I'm worried about him. Why can't I... -You are not...”
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Scene:
Family & Home
Function:
REPROACHING
Tone:
REPROACHFUL
Emotion:
FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are his father, you should protect and support him instead of tearing him down!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Parental Role Expectations
Chinese culture emphasizes parental benevolence, where mothers frequently act as protective mediators against harsh, strict paternal discipline.
INTENT TAGS:
#reproach
#protective
#family_dispute
#disapproval
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2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
你咋能
SPOKEN CHUNK
How could you...?
A highly colloquial northern Chinese alternative to '你怎么能', used to express disbelief or mild rebuke.
这么说
SPOKEN CHUNK
say it like that / talk that way
Commonly used to point out that someone's choice of words is inappropriate or overly harsh.
Modal Particle「呀」 (ya)
CHANGE OF STATE
Softens the rhetorical question while conveying emotional bewilderment and exasperation.
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3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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