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《Love Has Fireworks》 S1·E14 (31:56) HSK 3
zhè xiē cū huó wǒ gàn bù liǎo de

这些粗活我干不了的

“I'm hopeless at this kind of manual work.”

《Love Has Fireworks》 S1·E14
TIMECODE: 31:56 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nà yě bù néng guài wǒ ya wǒ dōu zǎo jiù gēn nǐ shuō le

“You can't blame me for this. I told you from the start.”

zhè xiē cū huó wǒ gàn bù liǎo de CURRENT FOCUS

这些 粗活 我 干不了 的

“I'm hopeless at this kind of manual work.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yào bù yǐ hòu nǐ xǐ yī fú de shí hòu nǐ shùn dài shǒu de

要不以后你洗衣服的时候 你顺带手的

“How about from now on, when you do your laundry,”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: CHORE DELEGATION
Tone: EVASIVE
Emotion: DEFENSIVENESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“This kind of work doesn't suit me at all, so please handle it for both of us.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Division of Domestic Labor

Labeling certain tasks as '粗活' allows one partner to politely or coyly shirk strenuous tasks by framing themselves as physically unsuited for them.

INTENT TAGS: #evasion #delegation #excuse #refusal
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
粗活 SPOKEN CHUNK

rough chores / heavy physical work

Used colloquially to contrast heavy manual labor with delicate or intellectual activities.

干不了 SPOKEN CHUNK

cannot do / unable to handle

A potential complement structure expressing physical inability or unwillingness to perform a specific task.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Acts as an assertive sentence-final particle confirming an undeniable personal trait or fact.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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