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《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E19 (21:51) HSK 4
bǎ wǒ zhè me gè huò lā chě dà

把我这么个货拉扯大

“Raising a piece of work like me,”

《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E19
TIMECODE: 21:51 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nà kěn dìng yǒu a zhè hái yòng shuō

“Of course you are. Need you ask?”

bǎ wǒ zhè me gè huò lā chě dà CURRENT FOCUS

把我这么个货 拉扯大

“Raising a piece of work like me,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nà néng nài kě bù xiǎo ne

那能耐可不小呢

“that sure takes a lot of skill.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: SELF DEPRECATION
Tone: TEASING
Emotion: AFFECTION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I know I was a handful, which only proves how incredible you were to raise me.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Humorous Self-Deprecation (自嘲)

Chinese family members often express deep gratitude indirectly by disparaging themselves while complimenting the elder's endurance.

INTENT TAGS: #self_deprecation #flattery #affection #gratitude
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
拉扯大 SPOKEN CHUNK

bring up with great effort / raise a child through hardship

A highly idiomatic verb phrase describing the arduous journey of raising a child.

这么个货 SPOKEN CHUNK

such an awkward piece of work / someone like this

Humorous, self-deprecating slang when referring to oneself in casual spoken Chinese.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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