《Generation to Generation》 S1·E2 (17:16)
HSK 4
yǎn yǎn yī xī de yàng zi
奄奄一息的样子
“barely alive,”
《Generation to Generation》
S1·E2
TIMECODE: 17:16
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THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
hún shēn shì xuè
浑身是血
“covered in blood,”
yǎn yǎn yī xī de yàng zi
CURRENT FOCUS
奄奄一息 的样子
“barely alive,”
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Scene:
Crisis & Conflict
Function:
DESCRIBING DISTRESS
Tone:
ANGUISHED
Emotion:
GRIEF
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
💡 Cultural Insight: Expressing Anguish through Vivid Idioms (成语抒情)
Chinese speakers often rely on dramatic 4-character idioms like '奄奄一息' to convey tragic visual impact and evoke deep empathy in storytelling.
INTENT TAGS:
#distress
#vivid_description
#grief
#venting
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2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
奄奄一息
SPOKEN CHUNK
on the verge of death / breathing feebly
A vivid 4-character idiom (chengyu) describing someone or an animal barely alive.
的样子
SPOKEN CHUNK
the look of / appearance of
Attached to adjectives or clauses to describe a perceptible state or manner.
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1 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES
EXPLORE BY SEMANTIC SIMILARITY
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
《Generation to Generation》 S1·E2 (17:16) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus