《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E16 (14:28)
HSK 1
nǐ gàn shén me ne wǒ jǐ nǎi ne
你干什么呢 我挤奶呢
“What are you doing? Milking the cow.”
《Born to Be Alive》
S1·E16
TIMECODE: 14:28
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
nǐ huí lái le
你回来了
“You're back!”
nǐ gàn shén me ne wǒ jǐ nǎi ne
CURRENT FOCUS
你干什么呢 我 挤奶 呢
“What are you doing? Milking the cow.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
nǐ kuài fàng guò niú ba wǒ gāng jǐ guò le
“Leave the cow alone. I just milked it.”
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Scene:
Daily Life
Function:
STATING ACTION
Tone:
MATTER-OF-FACT
Emotion:
CALMNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
💡 Cultural Insight: Daily Routine Exchange
Asking 'What are you doing?' followed by a direct answer is a quintessential, affectionate way family members connect during mundane daily tasks.
INTENT TAGS:
#informing
#daily_activity
#casual_exchange
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2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
你干什么呢
SPOKEN CHUNK
what are you doing
A very standard and colloquial question to ask someone what activity they are engaged in.
挤奶
SPOKEN CHUNK
milking (an animal)
A common verb-object collocation referring to extracting milk from cows, goats, etc.
Modal Particle「呢」 (ne)
CHANGE OF STATE
Marks the progressive aspect of an ongoing action and softens the casual exchange.
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2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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