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《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E1 (28:45) HSK 7
zhè hái zi máo shǒu máo jiǎo de zhēn shì

这孩子毛手毛脚的 真是

“Look at you, so clumsy. Seriously.”

《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E1
TIMECODE: 28:45 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hóng xiá dài tā men liǎ chū qù wán qù

红霞 带他们俩出去玩去

“Hongxia. Take these two outside to play.”

zhè hái zi máo shǒu máo jiǎo de zhēn shì CURRENT FOCUS

这孩子 毛手毛脚 的 真是

“Look at you, so clumsy. Seriously.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN hái shì wǒ men jiā zi yù hǎo

还是我们家子玉好

“Our Ziyu is so much better.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: CRITICIZING
Tone: CRITICAL
Emotion: ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“This kid is constantly making a mess and cannot do anything smoothly.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Explicit Comparison in Parenting

Chinese adults often openly critique children's behavioral shortcomings within the household, frequently leading into direct social comparison with other children.

INTENT TAGS: #criticism #complaint #exasperation #evaluation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
毛手毛脚 SPOKEN CHUNK

clumsy; butterfingered; careless

A very common idiomatic adjective used to describe someone who drops things or handles objects roughly.

真是 SPOKEN CHUNK

really; honestly

An exclamation placed at the end of a sentence to express exasperation or mild discontent.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Emphasizes the descriptive characteristic of clumsiness.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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