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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E10 (35:01) HSK 1
jiě jiě gěi nǐ mǎi yī dà lóng xiǎo jī hǎo bù hǎo

姐姐给你买一大笼小鸡好不好

“I'll buy you a big cage of chicks, okay?”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E10
TIMECODE: 35:01 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN děng kāi chūn zhī hòu

等开春之后

“In the spring,”

jiě jiě gěi nǐ mǎi yī dà lóng xiǎo jī hǎo bù hǎo CURRENT FOCUS

姐姐 给你买 一大笼小鸡 好不好

“I'll buy you a big cage of chicks, okay?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bú yào wǒ jiù yào sǔn sǔn

“No. I want the falcon.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: APPEASING
Tone: GENTLE
Emotion: AFFECTION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Please give up on the falcon; look, I can get you these lovely little chicks instead!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Kinship Self-Reference (Jiejie)

In Chinese culture, older relatives frequently refer to themselves by their kinship title (e.g., 'sister' instead of 'I') when speaking to children to reinforce familial affection and role dynamics.

INTENT TAGS: #coaxing #distraction #negotiation #pacification
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
好不好 SPOKEN CHUNK

okay? / how about that?

Used at the end of a suggestion or offer to seek consent in a soft, persuasive manner, especially when talking to children or loved ones.

一大笼 SPOKEN CHUNK

a whole big cage of

A colloquial quantifier phrase exaggerating abundance to sound enticing.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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