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《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E12 (19:23) HSK 3
wǒ yě zhī dào nǐ dōu shì wèi le wǒ hǎo

我也知道 你都是为了我好

“I know you mean well.”

《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E12
TIMECODE: 19:23 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ jí wǒ jí

我急 我急

“I'm anxious. I am.”

wǒ yě zhī dào nǐ dōu shì wèi le wǒ hǎo CURRENT FOCUS

我也 知道 你 都是为了我好

“I know you mean well.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ bú shì wèi nǐ hǎo wǒ shì wèi le wǒ zì jǐ hǎo

“I'm not doing this for you. I'm doing it for myself.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: APPEASING
Tone: CONCILIATORY
Emotion: RESIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I know you care, but please calm down and don't push me so hard.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Wei Ni Hao (For Your Own Good)

'Doing things for your own good' is a foundational justification for parental or spousal meddling and pressure in Chinese culture; acknowledging it is an essential verbal strategy to prevent direct conflict.

INTENT TAGS: #appeasement #concession #defusing #understanding
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
为了我好 SPOKEN CHUNK

for my own good / in my best interest

A pervasive idiom used in family dynamics to explain stern advice or intervention.

我也知道 SPOKEN CHUNK

I know that too / I understand

Used as a concession marker before explaining oneself or defusing a lecture.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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