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《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E22 (29:57) HSK 3
dà jiā dōu shì wèi le shēng huó

大家都是为了生活

“We're all just trying to make a living.”

《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E22
TIMECODE: 29:57 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ zhè bù dān xīn nǐ shòu wěi qū ma

“I was just worried you'd feel wronged.”

dà jiā dōu shì wèi le shēng huó CURRENT FOCUS

大家 都是为了生活

“We're all just trying to make a living.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN ér qiě xiàng jīn tiān zhè yàng de

而且像今天这样的

“And an on-the-spot experience like today”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: RATIONALIZING ENDURANCE
Tone: REASSURING
Emotion: RESIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Do not worry about me; enduring compromise is just something everyone has to do to survive.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Tolerating Bitterness (Chiku)

Chinese working philosophy often frames petty workplace indignities as normal tolls paid for surviving and supporting one's family.

INTENT TAGS: #reassurance #rationalization #resignation #consolation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
都是为了生活 SPOKEN CHUNK

all just for the sake of making a living

A very common philosophical excuse used to justify compromises, hard work, or tolerating mistreatment in daily adult life.

大家都是 SPOKEN CHUNK

everyone is [in the same boat]

Used to normalize an experience by reminding the listener that it is a universal struggle.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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