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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E40 (42:38) HSK 7
dǎo shì pí lǎn de hěn

倒是疲懒得很

“is quite lazy, though—”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E40
TIMECODE: 42:38 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ dǔ zi lǐ zhè ge ya

“This one in my belly”

dǎo shì pí lǎn de hěn CURRENT FOCUS

倒是 疲懒得很

“is quite lazy, though—”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dōu dào zú yuè le

都到足月了

“full-term already,”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: AFFECTIONATE COMPLAINING
Tone: PLAYFUL AND TENDER
Emotion: AFFECTION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“This little one is taking their sweet time, but I already love them.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Affectionate Invective

Chinese parents often use mild pejorative terms like 'lazy' or 'naughty' to express deep endearment without sounding overly boastful or jinxing the child.

INTENT TAGS: #affection #playful_teasing #parenting #soft_complaint
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

3 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
倒是 SPOKEN CHUNK

contrary to expectation; on the other hand

Used as an adverb to soften a contrast or introduce a surprising observation.

疲懒 SPOKEN CHUNK

sluggish; indolent

A colloquial descriptor for being lazy or slow to act, often used endearing toward children.

……得很 SPOKEN CHUNK

extremely...; very...

A colloquial post-adjectival intensifier equivalent to 'very' or 'quite'.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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