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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E22 (23:10) HSK 7
zhì qiáng mìng kǔ huó gāi tā jìn qù

志强命苦 活该他进去

“Zhiqiang's fate is bad. He deserves it.”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E22
TIMECODE: 23:10 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN méi jiè dào nǐ yì diǎn guāng a

“No. Never!”

zhì qiáng mìng kǔ huó gāi tā jìn qù CURRENT FOCUS

志强 命苦 活该 他进去

“Zhiqiang's fate is bad. He deserves it.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ yào huàn chéng nà xiē wàn yuán hù nǐ kěn dìng

你要换成那些万元户 你肯定

“If it was 10,000-yuan household, you'd do everything you could to help.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: CYNICAL REPROACH
Tone: SARCASTIC
Emotion: BITTERNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You only treat him like a criminal because he's broke; you wouldn't dare act this way toward someone rich.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Kinship Favoritism and Resentment

In traditional Chinese family expectations, relatives expect mutual protection and assistance; failing to protect a struggling kin member invites bitter accusations of snobbery.

INTENT TAGS: #venting #sarcasm #guilt_tripping #resentment
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

3 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
命苦 SPOKEN CHUNK

born under an unlucky star; having a bitter fate

Colloquial idiom frequently used to lament someone's persistent bad luck or poverty.

活该 SPOKEN CHUNK

serves someone right; deservedly

Expresses callousness or spiteful satisfaction regarding someone's misfortune.

进去 SPOKEN CHUNK

to go inside (prison); to get locked up

A very common colloquial euphemism for being sent to jail or prison.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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