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《Lady Liberty》 S1·E23 (29:06) HSK 6
bù zhì yú chū le jiǔ diàn lù sù jiē tóu

不至于出了酒店露宿街头

“He won't be sleeping rough on the street.”

《Lady Liberty》 S1·E23
TIMECODE: 29:06 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN tā duō shǎo hái shì yǒu diǎn qián de

他多少还是有点钱的

“He still has some money.”

bù zhì yú chū le jiǔ diàn lù sù jiē tóu CURRENT FOCUS

不至于 出了酒店 露宿街头

“He won't be sleeping rough on the street.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zài shuō le zhè me dà gè rén le

“Besides, he's an adult.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: DOWNPLAYING CONCERN
Tone: REASSURING
Emotion: CALMNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Perspective Reframing

Invoking worst-case extremes like homelessness to comfort others is a frequent conversational tactic in Chinese peer discussions.

INTENT TAGS: #reassurance #rationalizing #downplaying #consolation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
不至于 SPOKEN CHUNK

not to the extent of / won't go so far as to

Essential conversational chunk used to dismiss an exaggerated fear or unlikely worst-case outcome.

露宿街头 SPOKEN CHUNK

sleep on the streets / become homeless

Idiomatic four-character expression describing extreme destitution or lacking shelter.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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