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《The Truth》 S1·E15 (08:55) HSK 6
nǚ hái bù kě xià jià

女孩 不可下嫁

“A woman shouldn't marry beneath her status.”

《The Truth》 S1·E15
TIMECODE: 08:55 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN mén dāng hù duì hěn zhòng yào

门当户对很重要

“Social compatibility matters.”

nǚ hái bù kě xià jià CURRENT FOCUS

女孩 不可下嫁

“A woman shouldn't marry beneath her status.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN huí qù ba

回去吧

“Go home.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: GIVING ADMONITION
Tone: ADVISORY
Emotion: CONCERN
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You will suffer if you marry beneath your class, so break it off.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Matching Social Status in Marriage (门当户对)

Chinese marital traditions historically emphasize parity in wealth, status, and family background to ensure marital harmony and mutual respect between families.

INTENT TAGS: #warning #admonition #status_consciousness #relationship_advice
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
不可 SPOKEN CHUNK

must not / cannot

A semi-formal or literary prohibition commonly used in proverbs or firm moral advice.

下嫁 SPOKEN CHUNK

marry below one's social status

Historically referring to princesses marrying commoners; today used to describe a woman marrying someone of lower wealth or social status.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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