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《The Heir》 S1·E21 (18:54) HSK 6
wǒ méi yǒu tì tā men chēng qǐ zhè ge jiā

我没有替他们撑起这个家

“I failed to support this family for them”

《The Heir》 S1·E21
TIMECODE: 18:54 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN kě piān piān shì wǒ huó le xià lái

“Yet I am the one who survived.”

wǒ méi yǒu tì tā men chēng qǐ zhè ge jiā CURRENT FOCUS

我没有 替他们 撑起这个家

“I failed to support this family for them”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shǒu wěn zhè fèn yè

“or secure this business.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: EXPRESSING REGRET
Tone: REMORSEFUL
Emotion: GUILT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Family Duty and Filial Burden

In traditional Chinese culture, maintaining the integrity and survival of the ancestral household is seen as a moral obligation, and failing to do so triggers severe self-reproach.

INTENT TAGS: #self_reproach #confession #grief #guilt
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
撑起这个家 SPOKEN CHUNK

to support and hold up a household

A common idiom used when someone takes on the financial and emotional burden of keeping a family afloat.

替他们 SPOKEN CHUNK

on their behalf / for their sake

Used to denote fulfilling an obligation or duty in place of someone else.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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