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《The Guilty》 S1·E9 (35:18) HSK 1
zhè bú shì gè cháng jiǔ zhī jì ba

这不是个长久之计吧

“This isn't a long-term solution.”

《The Guilty》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 35:18 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ yí gè rén dài zhe hái zi

你一个人带着孩子

“raising a child on your own.”

zhè bú shì gè cháng jiǔ zhī jì ba CURRENT FOCUS

这不是 个 长久之计 吧

“This isn't a long-term solution.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN fǎn zhèng wǒ dōu zài

反正我都在

“Anyway, I'm here.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: VOICING CONCERN
Tone: GENTLE
Emotion: CONCERN
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You can't keep doing this by yourself forever; you need to let me or others help.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Indirect Concern (Huanhe Guanhua)

Chinese speakers often frame explicit warnings or unsolicited life advice as gentle negative questions with '吧' to show tact and preserve the listener's comfort.

INTENT TAGS: #advising #expressing_concern #hedging #soft_warning
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
长久之计 SPOKEN CHUNK

a long-term plan; a permanent solution

Frequently used in negative contexts (like '不是长久之计') to warn that an expedient method cannot last.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the rhetorical assertion into a gentle, non-confrontational suggestion inviting agreement.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

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