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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E29 (03:34) HSK 3
bái jú dài hái zi duō bù róng yì

白菊带孩子多不容易

“It's so hard for Bai Ju to raise the child alone.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E29
TIMECODE: 03:34 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ bù dì dào

你不地道

“you're a piece of work.”

bái jú dài hái zi duō bù róng yì CURRENT FOCUS

白菊 带孩子多不容易

“It's so hard for Bai Ju to raise the child alone.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ zhè ge bà bà shì zěn me dāng de

“What kind of father are you?”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: REPROACHING
Tone: ACCUSATORY
Emotion: INDIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You ought to be ashamed of yourself for leaving all the burden of raising your child on her.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Parental Responsibility and Duty (Fumu Zeren)

Traditional and modern Chinese values strongly condemn an absentee or irresponsible father when a mother shoulders child-rearing hardships alone.

INTENT TAGS: #reproach #guilt_tripping #moral_condemnation #advocacy
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
多不容易 SPOKEN CHUNK

how difficult it is; through what immense hardship

Used to evoke empathy by highlighting the extreme toll of someone's sacrifices or labors.

带孩子 SPOKEN CHUNK

to look after a child; to raise children

The most natural, everyday colloquial expression for parenting and child-rearing duties.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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