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《Road to Success》 S1·E10 (03:22) HSK 7
nǐ yǒu gōng zuò néng zhuàn qián yǎng huó zì jǐ

你有工作 能赚钱养活自己

“you had a job and could support yourself,”

《Road to Success》 S1·E10
TIMECODE: 03:22 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ bà zǒu zhī qián shuō guò

你爸走之前说过

“Before your dad passed away, he said”

nǐ yǒu gōng zuò néng zhuàn qián yǎng huó zì jǐ CURRENT FOCUS

你 有工作 能赚 钱 养活自己

“you had a job and could support yourself,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xiǎo shū hái xiǎo wǎng hòu xué xí shēng huó yòng qián de dì fāng duō le

小书还小 往后学习生活 用钱的地方多了

“and that Xinshu was still young and would need a lot of money for school and everything else in the future.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: PERSUADING
Tone: PERSUASIVE
Emotion: SERIOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are capable of surviving on your own, so step aside and let your younger sibling have the support.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Sibling Obligation and Resource Allocation

In Chinese family ethics, older or self-sufficient children are often culturally expected to make concessions or shoulder burdens for younger, more vulnerable siblings.

INTENT TAGS: #persuasion #rationalization #expectation #family_duty
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
赚钱养活自己 SPOKEN CHUNK

to earn money to support oneself

A foundational phrase describing personal financial independence and self-sufficiency.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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