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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E5 (16:51) HSK 5
nà shēng hái zi kě shì dà shì

那生孩子可是大事

“Having a baby is a big deal.”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E5
TIMECODE: 16:51 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shuí wèn nǐ zhè ge

谁问你这个

“Who asked about that?”

nà shēng hái zi kě shì dà shì CURRENT FOCUS

那 生孩子 可是 大事

“Having a baby is a big deal.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ jiā nà zhuì xù kàn qǐ lái gāo gāo dà dà de

“Your matrilocal husband looks tall and strong.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: EMPHASIZING IMPORTANCE
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: EARNESTNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Procreation as the Paramount Family Duty (Chuanzong Jiedai)

In traditional Chinese family ethics, bearing descendants to continue the lineage is considered of supreme importance, superseding personal preferences.

INTENT TAGS: #emphasis #lineage #traditional_values #evaluation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
大事 SPOKEN CHUNK

a matter of great importance; a big deal

Used to denote life milestones such as marriage, birth, or burial that carry weighty social consequence.

生孩子 SPOKEN CHUNK

to give birth / to have children

Standard everyday expression for procreation and childbearing.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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