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《The Truth》 S1·E28 (09:01) HSK 6
tā men dōu xián wǒ duō cǐ yī jǔ

他们都嫌我多此一举

“They all thought I was overstepping,”

《The Truth》 S1·E28
TIMECODE: 09:01 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nà tā de zǐ nǚ duì chǔ lǐ de jié guǒ mǎn yì ma

“Were his children satisfied with how it was handled?”

tā men dōu xián wǒ duō cǐ yī jǔ CURRENT FOCUS

他们都嫌我 多此一举

“They all thought I was overstepping,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xiǎng wǒ jǐn kuài gěi tā men kāi sǐ wáng zhèng míng xiǎng bǎ zhè fáng zi gǎn jǐn gěi mài le

想我尽快给他们开死亡证明 想把这房子赶紧给卖了

“pressuring me to issue the death certificate quickly. They wanted to sell the house fast.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: REPORTING GRIEVANCE
Tone: CYNICAL
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“They don't care about their relative's death; they just think I am in the way of their money.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Family Inheritance Disputes

In contemporary urban China, real estate often forms the vast majority of family wealth, occasionally leading to cold self-interest among heirs following an elder's demise.

INTENT TAGS: #complaint #disapproval #reporting #critique
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
多此一举 SPOKEN CHUNK

to make an unnecessary move or take superfluous action

A common four-character idiom used when someone does extra work that is unhelpful or unwanted.

嫌 SPOKEN CHUNK

to dislike, mind, or complain about something

Frequently followed by a clause expressing what the speaker finds annoying or substandard about someone's actions.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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