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《Bloom Life》 S1·E2 (39:34) HSK 3
yǒu yī jù jī tāng zěn me shuō lái zhe

有一句鸡汤怎么说来着

“What's that inspirational quote again?”

《Bloom Life》 S1·E2
TIMECODE: 39:34 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zǒng bù néng zài cǎn le ba

总不能再惨了吧

“they can't get any worse, right?”

yǒu yī jù jī tāng zěn me shuō lái zhe CURRENT FOCUS

有一句鸡汤 怎么说来着

“What's that inspirational quote again?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yǒu yī jù jī tāng zěn me shuō lái zhe

有一句鸡汤怎么说来着

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: RETRIEVING INFORMATION
Tone: ENCOURAGING
Emotion: OPTIMISM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Chicken Soup Culture (心灵鸡汤)

Derived from 'Chicken Soup for the Soul', modern Chinese speakers frequently use '鸡汤' both sincerely for comfort and playfully to poke fun at overused motivational sayings.

INTENT TAGS: #recalling #comforting #encouraging #filler
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
鸡汤 SPOKEN CHUNK

inspirational quotes / motivational platitudes (chicken soup for the soul)

Widely used in modern colloquial Chinese to refer to clichéd uplifting phrases or self-help wisdom.

怎么说来着 SPOKEN CHUNK

how did it go again? / what was it called again?

A very common conversational filler used when temporarily struggling to recall a phrase or name.

Modal Particle「来着」 (laizhe) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates that the speaker is trying to recall something from the past that slipped their mind.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
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