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《Go Ahead》 S1·E4 (14:49) HSK 6
dāng chū jià gěi nǐ yě shì yīn wèi zhè ge

当初 嫁给你也是因为这个

“I married you because of it.”

《Go Ahead》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 14:49 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN rè xīn cháng

热心肠

“warmhearted as you used to be.”

dāng chū jià gěi nǐ yě shì yīn wèi zhè ge CURRENT FOCUS

当初 嫁给你 也是 因为 这个

“I married you because of it.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ lǎo gōng jiù guò lái gōng zuò bàn nián ba yǒu bì yào bǎ hái zi zhuǎn guò lái ma

你老公 就过来工作半年吧 有必要把孩子转过来吗

“Your husband will come to work here for merely half a year, won't he? Do you have to transfer your daughter here?”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: PRAISING
Tone: FOND
Emotion: AFFECTION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Directionality in Marriage Verbs

Traditional Chinese strictly distinguishes between a woman marrying a man (嫁) and a man marrying a woman (娶), reflecting patrilocal marital structures.

INTENT TAGS: #complimenting #reaffirming #bonding
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
嫁给你 SPOKEN CHUNK

marry you (of a woman marrying a man)

In Chinese, 嫁 specifically denotes a woman marrying into a man's family, while 娶 is used for a man.

因为这个 SPOKEN CHUNK

because of this

Used conversationally to cite an immediately preceding reason or trait as the cause.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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