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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E10 (06:52) HSK 2
shā zhū hěn lèi de

杀猪很累的

“Butchering pigs is tiring work.”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E10
TIMECODE: 06:52 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN ā jiě shǒu wàn jīng cháng téng

“Changyu's wrist hurts often.”

shā zhū hěn lèi de CURRENT FOCUS

杀猪很 累的

“Butchering pigs is tiring work.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shǒu wàn cháng nián yòng lì huì dé jīn tòng zhèng

“Constant strain on the wrist over the years can lead to tendon pain.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: EXPLAINING CAUSE
Tone: EMPATHETIC
Emotion: CONCERN
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Occupational Strain in Traditional Trades

Manual trades like pig butchering in pre-industrial society were acknowledged as physically grueling tasks that lead to chronic occupational ailments.

INTENT TAGS: #explanation #concern #empathy #fact_stating
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
很累的 SPOKEN CHUNK

really tiring / exhausting

Use this structure (很 + adj + 的) to emphasize an undeniable fact or personal observation in spoken Chinese.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions as a sentence-final particle asserting conviction and providing an explanatory nuance.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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