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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E22 (07:37) HSK 7
píng rì lǐ sì gè dà nán rén tái dōu fèi jìn

平日里四个大男人抬都费劲

“Four men struggle to lift them.”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E22
TIMECODE: 07:37 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN liǎng dà luó kuāng

两大箩筐

“Two big baskets?”

píng rì lǐ sì gè dà nán rén tái dōu fèi jìn CURRENT FOCUS

平日里 四个 大男人 抬都费劲

“Four men struggle to lift them.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ néng tuō dé qǐ lái jiù bù cuò le

“It'd be a miracle if you could even lift them.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: EMPHASIZING DIFFICULTY
Tone: DOUBTFUL
Emotion: SKEPTICISM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are crazy if you think you can carry this yourself.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Physical Strength Benchmarks

Chinese colloquial speech often invokes 'grown men' (大男人) as an absolute physical benchmark to emphasize an extraordinary physical task.

INTENT TAGS: #discouragement #skepticism #comparison #warning
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
平日里 SPOKEN CHUNK

normally; on ordinary days

Used at the beginning of a clause to set up a baseline of normal circumstances before making a contrast.

费劲 SPOKEN CHUNK

strenuous; requiring great effort

A common spoken adjective or verb-object phrase meaning an action demands heavy labor or trouble.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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