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《Love Beyond the Grave》 S1·E28 (02:09) HSK 7
wèi hé yào fèi shí fèi lì tīng nà xiē fán rén wú liáo de zá shì

为何要费时费力 听那些凡人无聊的杂事

“Why do you waste time and energy listening to the mortals' trivialities?”

《Love Beyond the Grave》 S1·E28
TIMECODE: 02:09 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN guī xū lǐ yě quán shì gù shì

“There are plenty of stories in the Void.”

wèi hé yào fèi shí fèi lì tīng nà xiē fán rén wú liáo de zá shì CURRENT FOCUS

为何要 费时费力 听 那些凡人 无聊的杂事

“Why do you waste time and energy listening to the mortals' trivialities?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN hái dōu shì xiē mǎn dài yuàn qì de gù shì

“Those are even stories of resentment.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: QUESTIONING RELEVANCE
Tone: DISMISSIVE
Emotion: DISDAIN
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Mortal vs. Immortal Dichotomy (Xian-Fan)

In Chinese fantasy (Xianxia), immortal beings often view mortal existence ('凡人') and earthly attachments as petty, insignificant, and emotionally exhausting.

INTENT TAGS: #complaining #dismissal #skepticism #impatience
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
费时费力 SPOKEN CHUNK

time-consuming and laborious

A highly practical four-character idiom to describe any task that wastes considerable time and energy for little reward.

杂事 SPOKEN CHUNK

chores; trivial matters; miscellaneous petty affairs

Commonly used to dismiss mundane day-to-day administrative or personal trivialities.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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