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《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E35 (17:17) HSK 6
yào tì dà shǎo sǎo qīng zhàng ài

要替大少扫清障碍

“and want to clear obstacles for your first son,”

《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E35
TIMECODE: 17:17 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN xiàn zài nǐ lǎo le

现在你老了

“Now that you're old”

yào tì dà shǎo sǎo qīng zhàng ài CURRENT FOCUS

要替大少 扫清障碍

“and want to clear obstacles for your first son,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jiù yī jiǎo tī zǒu wǒ men xiōng mèi

“you just kick us siblings aside.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: ACCUSING
Tone: BITTER
Emotion: RESENTMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are treating us as disposable pawns just to hand everything over to your favorite heir.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Dynastic Succession Conflicts

In Chinese clan or triad narratives, elders often discard capable outsiders to secure uncontested inheritance for biological heirs ('大少').

INTENT TAGS: #accusation #confrontation #grievance #power_struggle
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
扫清障碍 SPOKEN CHUNK

to clear obstacles / pave the way

Frequently used in political, corporate, or dramatic power struggles to describe removing competitors.

大少 SPOKEN CHUNK

eldest young master

A traditional or wealthy family honorific referring to the firstborn son.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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