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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E23 (26:12) HSK 1
wǒ huì gěi shēng kǒu kàn bìng

我会给牲口看病

“I can treat livestock,”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E23
TIMECODE: 26:12 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ hái hǎo

我还好

“I'm fine.”

wǒ huì gěi shēng kǒu kàn bìng CURRENT FOCUS

我会给牲口 看病

“I can treat livestock,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nián qīng de shí hòu hái xué le diǎn dǎ tiě

年轻的时候还学了点打铁

“and I learned some blacksmithing when I was young.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: STATING ABILITY
Tone: PLAIN
Emotion: CALM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Folk Craftsmanship and Survival Skills (手艺)

Possessing varied manual trades like treating livestock or blacksmithing was the primary badge of self-reliance and honor in traditional working-class Chinese society.

INTENT TAGS: #self_introduction #skill_sharing #modesty #qualification
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
看病 SPOKEN CHUNK

to treat an illness / see a doctor

Can refer both to a patient seeing a doctor and to a practitioner treating a patient or animal.

牲口 SPOKEN CHUNK

livestock; draft animals

Everyday colloquial term for domestic farm animals such as cattle, horses, or donkeys.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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