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《Go Ahead》 S1·E6 (30:17) HSK 7
tā jiù gēn zhe yuè fù yī jiā zuò shēng yì zhuàn qián bei

他就跟着岳父一家 做生意赚钱呗

“So, he followed her family to make money through doing business.”

《Go Ahead》 S1·E6
TIMECODE: 30:17 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN rén jiā jiā lǐ shì wā méi de

“Her family does coal business.”

tā jiù gēn zhe yuè fù yī jiā zuò shēng yì zhuàn qián bei CURRENT FOCUS

他就 跟着 岳父一家 做生意赚钱 呗

“So, he followed her family to make money through doing business.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nà

那

“Well.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: EXPLAINING SITUATION
Tone: MATTER-OF-FACT
Emotion: INDIFFERENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Obviously, he just hitched his wagon to his rich in-laws to strike it rich.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Marrying Up and In-law Leverage (吃绝户 / 倒插门 connotation)

In Chinese culture, relying financially on a wife's wealthy family often invites subtle social judgment regarding a man's independence.

INTENT TAGS: #explaining #gossip #downplaying #skepticism
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
做生意赚钱 SPOKEN CHUNK

do business and earn money

A standard compound expression describing running commercial ventures to build wealth.

岳父一家 SPOKEN CHUNK

father-in-law's household / the wife's family

Refers collectively to the wife's parents and immediate relatives.

Modal Particle「呗」 (bei) CHANGE OF STATE

Expresses that something is self-evident, obvious, or the natural default explanation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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