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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E11 (42:46) HSK 7
wǒ sǎo zi jǐ cì tí lí hūn yào dài zhe hái zi zǒu

我嫂子几次提离婚 要带着孩子走

“My sister-in-law wanted a divorce and tried to take the kids away on multiple occasions.”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E11
TIMECODE: 42:46 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zì jǐ jiā dōu jiē bù kāi guō le

自己家都揭不开锅了

“He doesn't even have enough to support his own family.”

wǒ sǎo zi jǐ cì tí lí hūn yào dài zhe hái zi zǒu CURRENT FOCUS

我嫂子几次 提离婚 要 带着孩子走

“My sister-in-law wanted a divorce and tried to take the kids away on multiple occasions.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dàn ràng wǒ jiě lán xià lái le wǒ jiě shuō yǐ hòu tā tiē bǔ wǒ

但让我姐拦下来了 我姐说以后她贴补我

“However, my sister stopped her. My sister said she'd pay me in the future,”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: CONFIDING TROUBLES
Tone: DISTRESSED
Emotion: HELPLESSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Our family is completely falling apart because of this mess.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Family Interdependence and Collateral Pressure

In Chinese culture, one family member's financial failure often impacts the entire extended family, putting immense strain on marriages of in-laws.

INTENT TAGS: #confiding #disclosure #family_trouble #helplessness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
提离婚 SPOKEN CHUNK

to bring up or propose divorce

A standard spoken phrase for initiating the topic or formal process of divorce.

带着孩子走 SPOKEN CHUNK

to leave taking the child along

Commonly describes a parent leaving the marital household and seeking full custody in a breakup.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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