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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E14 (41:13) HSK 3
nà zěn me bàn zài gěi tā sòng huí qù a

那怎么办 再给他送回去啊

“What should we do then? Send him back?”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E14
TIMECODE: 41:13 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN rén jiā bà bà tiān tiān kāi chē tā duì chē kěn dìng tí bù qǐ xìng qù

人家爸爸天天开车 他对车 肯定提不起兴趣

“His dad drives every day. He's definitely not interested in cars.”

nà zěn me bàn zài gěi tā sòng huí qù a CURRENT FOCUS

那怎么办 再给他 送回去 啊

“What should we do then? Send him back?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN mǎng fū

莽夫

“You oaf.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: SEEKING SOLUTION
Tone: EXASPERATED
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“If you are so smart, what else do you expect me to do?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Gifting Dilemmas

Giving an inappropriate gift creates social awkwardness, and returning it risks causing loss of face to both parties.

INTENT TAGS: #expressing_helplessness #rhetorical_question #frustration #problem_solving
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
那怎么办 SPOKEN CHUNK

what should we do then?

A high-frequency colloquial phrase to express a quandary or exasperation when a plan goes wrong.

送回去 SPOKEN CHUNK

to send back / to return something

Used when reversing a physical delivery or returning an unwanted item or gift.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks a rhetorical question with an exasperated and demanding undertone.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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