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《Mama Go!》 S1·E13 (23:25) HSK 3
měi yuè yào fèi jiù bǎ jiā lǐ gěi tāo kōng le

每月药费就把家里给掏空了

“Monthly medical bills have drained the family.”

《Mama Go!》 S1·E13
TIMECODE: 23:25 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ mā shēn tǐ bù hǎo

我妈身体不好

“My mom is in poor health.”

měi yuè yào fèi jiù bǎ jiā lǐ gěi tāo kōng le CURRENT FOCUS

每月药费 就 把 家里 给 掏空了

“Monthly medical bills have drained the family.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ bà zhǐ wàng bù shàng

我爸指望不上

“I can't count on my dad.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: VENTING FRUSTRATION
Tone: DISTRESSED
Emotion: HELPLESSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I am financially and emotionally exhausted by my family's medical situation.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Caregiver Financial Burden

Adult children in China frequently bear the primary emotional and financial responsibility of elder care and long-term illness, often termed 'filial burden'.

INTENT TAGS: #venting #complaining #sharing_vulnerability #expressing_hardship
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
掏空 SPOKEN CHUNK

drain completely; hollow out

Commonly used metaphorically to describe depleting financial resources, energy, or savings.

药费 SPOKEN CHUNK

medical/medicine expenses

Standard term used when discussing recurring healthcare and prescription costs.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates a completed state of depletion, emphasizing the total absence of savings.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 5 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

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《Mama Go!》 S1·E13 (23:25) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus