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《Go Ahead》 S1·E2 (18:14) HSK 2
shì gē gē shì bú shì dé ràng zhe tā a

是哥哥 是不是得让着她啊

“so you should yield to her a bit as her older brother, OK?”

《Go Ahead》 S1·E2
TIMECODE: 18:14 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dàn shì nǐ bǐ tā dà diǎn

但是你比她大点

“but you are older than her,”

shì gē gē shì bú shì dé ràng zhe tā a CURRENT FOCUS

是哥哥 是不是 得 让着她 啊

“so you should yield to her a bit as her older brother, OK?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN ń

嗯

“OK.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: MORAL INSTRUCTING
Tone: DIDACTIC
Emotion: SERIOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are the older one, so you must swallow your pride and let her have her way.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Elder Sibling Responsibility (Kong Rong Rang Li)

Chinese child-rearing heavily emphasizes that older siblings must yield ('rang') and protect younger ones, teaching filial hierarchy and tolerance early on.

INTENT TAGS: #moralizing #persuasion #guiding #family_duty
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
得让着她 SPOKEN CHUNK

must yield to her / ought to be accommodating towards her

Commonly used in domestic contexts when instructing elders or peers to give way to younger or weaker members.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the rhetorical question into a warm, persuasive parental reminder.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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