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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E29 (03:37) HSK 4
nǐ zhè ge bà bà shì zěn me dāng de

你这个爸爸 是怎么当的

“What kind of father are you?”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E29
TIMECODE: 03:37 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bái jú dài hái zi duō bù róng yì

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

nǐ zhè ge bà bà shì zěn me dāng de CURRENT FOCUS

你 这个 爸爸 是怎么当的

“What kind of father are you?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zǎo zhī dào nǐ liǎ yào sàn wǒ men dà jiā wèi shén me yào cuō hé nǐ men ya

“If we'd known you two wouldn't work out, why did we all bother setting you up?”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: REPROACHING
Tone: ACCUSATORY
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are failing miserably as a father.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Familial Obligation and Shared Parenting

In Chinese family culture, failing to share parental burdens places an unfair moral stain on a spouse, prompting harsh judgment from relatives or friends.

INTENT TAGS: #reproach #blame #parental_responsibility #accusation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
是怎么当的 SPOKEN CHUNK

how on earth are you fulfilling the role of...

A rhetorical pattern used to reprimand someone for failing in their specific social, professional, or familial role.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions as part of the 'shi...de' construction to emphatically question the manner of an action.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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