《River Sunset》 S1·E14 (24:47)
HSK 3
zhè bǎ lǎo gú tou zhēn shì bù zhōng yòng le
这把老骨头真是不中用了
“This old body is really no good anymore.”
《River Sunset》
S1·E14
TIMECODE: 24:47
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
wǒ lǎo le
我老了
“I'm old.”
zhè bǎ lǎo gú tou zhēn shì bù zhōng yòng le
CURRENT FOCUS
这把老骨头 真是 不中用 了
“This old body is really no good anymore.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
zhè jú ér yào shì néng zhǎo nǐ zhè yàng de kào shān
这菊儿要是能找你这样的靠山
“If only Juer could find a protector like you...”
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Scene:
Family & Home
Function:
COMPLAINING
Tone:
RESIGNED
Emotion:
SADNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I'm too old to defend my family myself, so I must entrust them to someone capable.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Seeking a Backing (Kao Shan)
Frail elders in volatile times explicitly seek a powerful protector (kaoshan) for their offspring, viewing strategic marriage as vital familial survival.
INTENT TAGS:
#self_pity
#lamentation
#yielding
#paving_way
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2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
老骨头
SPOKEN CHUNK
old bones; aging body
A self-deprecating colloquial term used by elderly speakers to refer to themselves.
不中用
SPOKEN CHUNK
useless; good-for-nothing; frail
Commonly used to describe declining physical health or failing utility in daily spoken Chinese.
Modal Particle「了」 (le)
CHANGE OF STATE
Marks the transition into a state of old age and frailty.
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3 EXPR · 8 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES
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Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
《River Sunset》 S1·E14 (24:47) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus