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《COURT!》 S1·E3 (24:12) HSK 7
shěng de tā zài wǒ pì gǔ hòu miàn

省得她在我屁股后面

“Saves her from nagging me”

《COURT!》 S1·E3
TIMECODE: 24:12 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhèng hǎo gěi wǒ pó po xǐ huān xǐ huān

正好给我婆婆喜欢喜欢

“Perfect timing, my mother-in-law will love her.”

shěng de tā zài wǒ pì gǔ hòu miàn CURRENT FOCUS

省得 她在我屁股 后面

“Saves her from nagging me”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhuī zhe yào sūn zi

追着要孙子

“about having a grandchild.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: EXPLAINING MOTIVE
Tone: CASUAL
Emotion: ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: In-law Pressure for Grandchildren (Cui Sheng)

Young adults in China often face intense and persistent pressure from elder relatives, especially mothers-in-law, to produce grandchildren.

INTENT TAGS: #preventing_trouble #explaining_motive #venting #family_complaint
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
省得 SPOKEN CHUNK

so as to avoid / so that one does not have to

An essential spoken connective used before an undesirable situation that is being prevented.

在屁股后面 SPOKEN CHUNK

right behind someone's tail / nagging persistently

A vivid colloquial idiom describing someone trailing closely behind or badgering relentlessly.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
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