《The Lead》 S1·E9 (40:07)
HSK 7
wèi shè huì zhǔ yì tiān zhuān jiā wǎ qù le
为社会主义添砖加瓦去了
“Adding bricks to the grand cause.”
《The Lead》
S1·E9
TIMECODE: 40:07
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THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
ǎn jiù ne
俺舅呢
“Where's my uncle?”
wèi shè huì zhǔ yì tiān zhuān jiā wǎ qù le
CURRENT FOCUS
为社会主义 添砖加瓦 去了
“Adding bricks to the grand cause.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
tā yòu bèi gōng ān jú zhuā le
他又被公安局抓了
“The police got him again?”
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Scene:
Family & Home
Function:
IRONIC EXPLANATION
Tone:
SARCASTIC
Emotion:
AMUSEMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“He did not go somewhere noble; he got himself into trouble or ended up doing menial detention work.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Sarcastic Use of Ideological Slogans
In everyday speech, Chinese speakers sometimes deploy high-register political slogans ('contributing to socialism') ironically to mock unglamorous realities, such as being detained or doing forced labor.
INTENT TAGS:
#sarcasm
#euphemism
#evasion
#mockery
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1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
添砖加瓦
SPOKEN CHUNK
contribute one's bit / add bricks and tiles
A classic political metaphor meaning to make modest contributions to a greater cause; often used humorously or ironically in colloquial contexts.
Modal Particle「了」 (le)
CHANGE OF STATE
Marks the completion of departure and indicates a resulting status.
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1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
《The Lead》 S1·E9 (40:07) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus