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《A Splendid Match》 S1·E24 (01:35) HSK 1
tā nà jū gōng jìn cuì de xìng zi

他那鞠躬尽瘁的性子

“He's always so devoted.”

《A Splendid Match》 S1·E24
TIMECODE: 01:35 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ hái bù zhī dào tā ya

你还不知道他呀

“You know him.”

tā nà jū gōng jìn cuì de xìng zi CURRENT FOCUS

他那 鞠躬尽瘁 的 性子

“He's always so devoted.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ gēn tā shuō zán men dōu lí kāi liǎng nián méi huí jiā le

我跟他说 咱们都离开两年 没回家了

“I told him it's been two years since we all left home.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: CHARACTERIZING SOMEONE
Tone: LAMENTING
Emotion: FONDNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You know how obsessed he is with duty; he will never willingly stop.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Selfless Devotion (鞠躬尽瘁)

Originally from Zhuge Liang's memorial, this idiom represents the ultimate Confucian virtue of selfless service to duty over personal comfort.

INTENT TAGS: #character_assessment #lament #resignation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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鞠躬尽瘁 SPOKEN CHUNK

dedicate oneself body and soul; spare no effort unto death

A classical idiom used to describe tireless devotion to duty or public service.

性子 SPOKEN CHUNK

temperament; disposition

A spoken term commonly used when analyzing someone's personality quirks.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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