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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E10 (26:40) HSK 2
bù jiù shì liǎng gè nǚ wá ma

不就是两个女娃吗

“They are just two girls.”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E10
TIMECODE: 26:40 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bà le

罢了

“Forget it.”

bù jiù shì liǎng gè nǚ wá ma CURRENT FOCUS

不就是 两个 女娃 吗

“They are just two girls.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN liú zhe ba

留着吧

“[To Wei Qilin] Let them live.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: YIELDING
Tone: DISMISSIVE
Emotion: RESIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“They are just harmless girls, so let's not make a big fuss and just let them stay.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Son Preference

Historically, patriarchal Chinese society placed far greater value on sons for lineage, often viewing daughters dismissively as burdens or minor concerns.

INTENT TAGS: #relenting #minimizing #concession #belittling
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
不就是 SPOKEN CHUNK

isn't it just; merely

A rhetorical phrase used to belittle or minimize the scale or importance of something.

女娃 SPOKEN CHUNK

female child; baby girl

Colloquial and regional term for a young girl or baby girl.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Forms a rhetorical question to emphasize that the matter is negligible.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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