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《The Heir》 S1·E20 (29:14) HSK 7
zhào kàn zhào kàn mò fāng

照看照看墨坊

“while you consider it.”

《The Heir》 S1·E20
TIMECODE: 29:14 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dàn dà bó niáng xī wàng nǐ zài kǎo lǜ zhè jǐ rì nèi

但大伯娘希望你在考虑这几日内

“But I hope you can look after the workshop”

zhào kàn zhào kàn mò fāng CURRENT FOCUS

照看照看 墨坊

“while you consider it.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN néng dā yìng wǒ ma

能答应我吗

“Can you promise me that?”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: MAKING A REQUEST
Tone: IMPLORING
Emotion: TRUST
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Please watch over the workshop for our family while you think things through.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Tuo-fu (Entrustment within Kinship)

Family elders often leverage warmth and kinship ties rather than harsh commands to persuade younger members to take responsibility for family enterprises.

INTENT TAGS: #entrusting #requesting #softening #kinship_duty
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
照看照看 SPOKEN CHUNK

look after for a bit; keep an eye on

Verb reduplication softens a serious entrustment, making it sound more approachable and less burdensome.

墨坊 SPOKEN CHUNK

ink workshop

A traditional business venue specializing in producing Chinese calligraphy inksticks.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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