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《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E8 (29:31) HSK 5
fú zhuāng shēng yì shàng kuī le dà qián

服装生意上亏了大钱

“lost a lot of money on that clothing business.”

《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 29:31 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ gēn zhuāng zhuāng

你跟庄庄

“you and Zhuang Zhuang”

fú zhuāng shēng yì shàng kuī le dà qián CURRENT FOCUS

服装生意上 亏了大钱

“lost a lot of money on that clothing business.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ bié zì jǐ biē zhe

“Don't keep it bottled up.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: CONFESSING
Tone: HEAVY AND VULNERABLE
Emotion: SADNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Bearing Financial Burden Alone (独自承担 / 报喜不报忧)

Admitting financial failure is difficult in Chinese culture, where people often hide bad news to avoid burdening family or losing face until forced to reveal it.

INTENT TAGS: #disclosure #vulnerability #confession #financial_loss
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
亏了大钱 SPOKEN CHUNK

lost a huge amount of money

Spoken idiom expressing severe commercial loss or failed investments.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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