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《Go Ahead》 S1·E5 (26:36) HSK 1
bù dōu shì nǐ mìng bù hǎo duì bú duì

不都是你命不好 对不对

“then blame fate. Am I right?”

《Go Ahead》 S1·E5
TIMECODE: 26:36 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN lǎo lǎo shí shí gēn zhe tā guò jià jī suí jī jià gǒu suí gǒu nǐ jià de bù hǎo

老老实实跟着他过 嫁鸡随鸡嫁狗随狗 你嫁的不好

“she could've just lived a normal life. You get along with whoever you marry. If it turns out to be a bad decision,”

bù dōu shì nǐ mìng bù hǎo duì bú duì CURRENT FOCUS

不都是 你 命不好 对不对

“then blame fate. Am I right?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN méi xiǎng dào

没想到

“How unexpected that”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: SEEKING CONFIRMATION
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop complaining; you only have your own bad luck to blame.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Mingyun (Fatalism in Marriage)

Older generations in China often invoke fate (命) to rationalize persistent misfortune or difficult marriages rather than acknowledging agency or systemic issues.

INTENT TAGS: #blaming #seeking_agreement #rationalizing #fatalism
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
命不好 SPOKEN CHUNK

having bad luck or an unfortunate fate

Commonly used in spoken Chinese to express fatalistic resignation about hardship or misfortune.

对不对 SPOKEN CHUNK

right?; isn't that so?

A tag question placed at the end of a statement to seek immediate validation or corner the listener.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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