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《Lady Liberty》 S1·E23 (29:40) HSK 1
xiǎng yào fèng quàn nǐ huí tóu shì àn

想要奉劝你回头是岸

“to turn back while you still could.”

《Lady Liberty》 S1·E23
TIMECODE: 29:40 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ nà shì kǔ kǒu pó xīn

“I was trying to persuade you”

xiǎng yào fèng quàn nǐ huí tóu shì àn CURRENT FOCUS

想要 奉劝你 回头是岸

“to turn back while you still could.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nà yǐ hòu zài zhè ge fáng zi lǐ yǒu shén me yào xiū yào huàn de

那以后在这个房子里 有什么要修要换的

“From now on, if anything in the house needs fixing or replacing,”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: ADVISING
Tone: TEASING
Emotion: PLAYFULNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I'm telling you this for your own good, stop being so stubborn.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Bitter-Mouthed Earnest Advice (Ku Kou Po Xin)

Chinese speakers often justify blunt or persistent interference as well-meaning moral guidance aimed at saving others from disaster.

INTENT TAGS: #advising #warning #teasing #moral_framing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
奉劝 SPOKEN CHUNK

earnestly advise; offer a piece of advice

A slightly formal term often used semi-seriously or playfully when offering strong personal warnings.

回头是岸 SPOKEN CHUNK

repent and turn back; it is never too late to mend

A Buddhist idiom used metaphorically in modern speech to urge someone to abandon a reckless path.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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