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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E8 (16:52) HSK 5
nǐ men jiā duō le kǒu rén chī fàn dàn shì shōu rù méi zhǎng duì ba

你们家多了口人吃饭 但是收入没涨 对吧

“You have extra mouths to feed, but your income hasn't increased. Right? Is that it?”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 16:52 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN suǒ yǐ xíng xíng wǒ wǒ míng bái le jiù shì

所以 行行 我 我明白了 就是

“So... Alright, I see. You have extra mouths to feed, but your income hasn't increased.”

nǐ men jiā duō le kǒu rén chī fàn dàn shì shōu rù méi zhǎng duì ba CURRENT FOCUS

你们家 多了口人吃饭 但 是 收入没涨 对吧

“You have extra mouths to feed, but your income hasn't increased. Right? Is that it?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shì zhè yì si ba shì shì shì shì zhè yì si wǒ míng bái le hǎo ba

“Right? Is that it? Yeah, that's it. Alright, I'll figure something out.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: SUMMARIZING AND CONFIRMING
Tone: DIRECT
Emotion: CONCERN
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are struggling financially because you have extra burdens without extra money.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Kou (口) as Measure Word for People

Referring to family members by 'mouths to feed' (人口/几口人) reflects traditional agrarian views where each member directly represents consumption and labor.

INTENT TAGS: #confirmation #clarification #empathy #financial_assessment
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
多了一口人吃饭 SPOKEN CHUNK

have an extra mouth to feed

A traditional, colloquial way to describe the economic burden of an additional dependent.

对吧 SPOKEN CHUNK

right? / isn't that so?

A standard tag question seeking confirmation from the listener.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Solicits confirmation and softens the blunt assessment of financial strain.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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