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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E2 (16:13) HSK 4
zhè yào jiù shì méi yǒu àn shí chī

这药就是没有按时吃

“(Remind Grandma to take her medicine) She definitely hasn't been taking it on time.”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E2
TIMECODE: 16:13 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bài bài nǎi nǎi

拜拜奶奶

“Bye, Grandma.”

zhè yào jiù shì méi yǒu àn shí chī CURRENT FOCUS

这药 就是 没有按时吃

“(Remind Grandma to take her medicine) She definitely hasn't been taking it on time.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè ge yuè shàng dāo shān xià huǒ hǎi dōu dé yǒu bǐ shōu yì le

这个月 上刀山下火海 都得有笔收益了

“This month, no matter what it takes, I have to bring in some income.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: IDENTIFYING CAUSE
Tone: MATTER-OF-FACT
Emotion: WORRY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Elderly Care and Medication Compliance

Managing aging parents' and grandparents' daily health routines is a central filial duty in Chinese family dynamics, often prompting direct scrutiny over daily habits.

INTENT TAGS: #caregiving #identifying_cause #admonishing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
按时吃 SPOKEN CHUNK

take (medicine) on time / on schedule

A highly frequent everyday health collocation for taking prescribed medication properly.

就是没有 SPOKEN CHUNK

simply did not / simply failed to

Used to identify the single, decisive root cause of a problem with certainty.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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