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《The First Jasmine》 S1·E35 (17:33) HSK 1
zhè xiē bù dōu yào fèi xīn sī

这些 不都要费心思

“Don't all these require thought?”

《The First Jasmine》 S1·E35
TIMECODE: 17:33 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zū jīn shì fǒu xū yào zuò chū xiāng yìng tiáo zhěng

租金是否需要做出相应调整

“And whether the rent needs to be adjusted accordingly?”

zhè xiē bù dōu yào fèi xīn sī CURRENT FOCUS

这些 不 都要 费心思

“Don't all these require thought?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ dǎo shì méi xiǎng guò zhè me duō

我倒是没想过这么多

“I never thought about all that.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: POINTING OUT COMPLICATIONS
Tone: PRAGMATIC
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are oversimplifying this; it takes a lot of time and effort to sort out.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Rhetorical Questioning for Politeness and Persuasion

Chinese speakers often frame assertions as negative rhetorical questions ('不都要...') to nudge the listener toward a shared realization rather than directly criticizing their oversight.

INTENT TAGS: #pointing_out_difficulties #reality_check #reminding #persuasion
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
费心思 SPOKEN CHUNK

to spend a lot of mental effort or careful thought

Use when describing tasks, planning, or relationships that require substantial mental exertion or attentiveness.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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