是不是还得把辫子剪掉
“do I have to cut off my braids?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
多 那如果想加入新四军女兵的话
“Yes. Then if I want to join the female soldiers of the New Fourth Army,”
是不是 还得 把辫子剪掉
“do I have to cut off my braids?”
我们有规定
“We have a rule.”
“Do I really have to sacrifice my long hair if I join?”
In 20th-century Chinese revolutionary history, cutting traditional braids symbolized shedding feudal vanity and committing fully to egalitarian military life.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
does one still have to... / is it also necessary to...
A common conversational structure to confirm if an additional requirement or obligation applies.
to cut off something
A ba-construction combined with a directional/resultative verb indicating the removal of an item.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I must style my hair properly”
“against coloring my hair.”
“Bai Shu, are you okay? Why did you cut your hair?”
“just to see you?”
“My braid is crooked.”
“especially your hairstyle. It doesn't need any work.”