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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E3 (24:12) HSK 7
shěng de tā zài wǒ pì gǔ hòu miàn zhuī zhe yào sūn zi

省得她在我屁股后面 追着要孙子

“Saves her from nagging me about having a grandchild.”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E3
TIMECODE: 24:12 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè yàng ba hái zi wǎn shàng wǒ dài huí qù zhèng hǎo gěi wǒ pó po xǐ huān xǐ huān

这样吧 孩子晚上我带回去 正好给我婆婆喜欢喜欢

“Alright then, I'll take the child home tonight. Perfect timing, my mother-in-law will love her.”

shěng de tā zài wǒ pì gǔ hòu miàn zhuī zhe yào sūn zi CURRENT FOCUS

省得 她在我屁股后面 追着要孙子

“Saves her from nagging me about having a grandchild.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN gěi nǐ biàn mó shù

给你变魔术

“Let me show you a magic trick.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: JUSTIFYING ACTION
Tone: HUMOROUS
Emotion: ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Intergenerational Pressure for Heirs

Traditional family expectations place heavy demands on married women to bear children, leading younger generations to use playful workarounds to buy time.

INTENT TAGS: #evasion #justification #humorous_complaint #coping_strategy
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
省得 SPOKEN CHUNK

so as to avoid / saving the trouble of

Colloquial conjunction used to state a precaution against an annoying outcome.

在屁股后面追着 SPOKEN CHUNK

hounding someone relentlessly / chasing after someone

Colloquial metaphor used when someone will not stop pressing or demanding something from you.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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