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《About Love》 S1·E21 (04:31) HSK 4
shǎo gěi nǐ cāo diǎn xīn xíng bù xíng

少给你操点心行不行

“can finally stop stressing over you.”

《About Love》 S1·E21
TIMECODE: 04:31 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN ràng wǒ gēn nǐ mā

让我跟你妈

“That way, your mom and I”

shǎo gěi nǐ cāo diǎn xīn xíng bù xíng CURRENT FOCUS

少给你操点心行不行

“can finally stop stressing over you.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ jiù pà wǒ jié hūn le ya

我就怕我结婚了呀

“I've got a feeling that if I get married,”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: PLEADING OR DEMANDING
Tone: REPROACHFUL
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop giving us headaches and grow up already.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Parental Burden (Cao Xin)

Chinese parents often frame their child's independent life choices around how much worry ('操心') it causes the parents, appealing to filial duty.

INTENT TAGS: #guilt_tripping #pleading #exasperation #family_duty
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
操心 SPOKEN CHUNK

to worry about; to fuss over; to care for

Very common verb denoting emotional burden taken on out of love or duty, especially by parents.

行不行 SPOKEN CHUNK

is that okay? / can you please...?

Used at the end of a sentence to seek agreement or plead with mild exasperation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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