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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E27 (06:18) HSK 7
zhè ge sǐ hái zi jué dé hěn pí qì zěn me wèn tā dōu bù shuō

这个死孩子倔得很 脾气 怎么问他都不说

“Dapeng is quite stubborn. He refused to tell me.”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E27
TIMECODE: 06:18 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dà péng wèi shén me hé cài jūn dǎ jià

大鹏为什么和蔡军打架

“Why did Dapeng fight Cai Jun?”

zhè ge sǐ hái zi jué dé hěn pí qì zěn me wèn tā dōu bù shuō CURRENT FOCUS

这个 死孩子 倔得很 脾气 怎么 问他都不说

“Dapeng is quite stubborn. He refused to tell me.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nà zhèng shū jì de shì qíng dà péng zhī dào le yīng gāi zhī dào le

那郑书记的事情 大鹏知道了 应该知道了

“Dapeng knows about Mr. Zheng's situation? He must know.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: COMPLAINING
Tone: EXASPERATED
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I tried everything to get him to talk, but he is completely uncooperative.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Affectionate Scolding (Ni Cheng / Cursing as Intimacy)

Terms with negative literal meanings like '死孩子' (dead kid) are frequently used by Chinese parents to voice affectionate frustration toward their stubborn offspring.

INTENT TAGS: #venting #explaining #frustration #complaint
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

3 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
死孩子 SPOKEN CHUNK

damned kid / brat (affectionate or exasperated)

An informal spoken colloquialism used by elders towards younger kin, signaling irritation mixed with intimacy rather than genuine hatred.

倔得很 SPOKEN CHUNK

extremely stubborn

A vivid colloquial structure '[adjective] + 得很' meaning extremely obstinate or headstrong.

怎么问他都不说 SPOKEN CHUNK

no matter how one asks, he won't say

A standard correlative pattern expressing futile repetitive attempts to elicit information.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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