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《The Heir》 S1·E21 (17:48) HSK 5
shì nǐ tì wǒ chēng qǐ zhè ge jiā

是你替我撑起这个家

“You were the one who supported this family in my place.”

《The Heir》 S1·E21
TIMECODE: 17:48 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bǎ zhè ge làn tān zi dōu pāo gěi le nǐ

“and left this whole mess to you.”

shì nǐ tì wǒ chēng qǐ zhè ge jiā CURRENT FOCUS

是你 替我 撑起这个家

“You were the one who supported this family in my place.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ tì liù fáng

我替六房

“On behalf of the Sixth Branch”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: EXPRESSING GRATITUDE
Tone: HEARTFELT AND SOLEMN
Emotion: GRATITUDE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Pillar of the Household (撑起家)

Carrying a household through turmoil is considered one of the highest virtues in Chinese society, earning deep lifetime gratitude and moral authority within the lineage.

INTENT TAGS: #gratitude #acknowledgment #validation #appreciation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
撑起这个家 SPOKEN CHUNK

to prop up/support this household

A very common metaphor used to praise someone who bore the financial, managerial, or emotional pillar role for the entire family during hard times.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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