《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E2 (28:33)
HSK 7
nǐ shuō zhè liǎng gè yā tou xiàn zài gū kǔ líng dīng
你说这两个丫头现在孤苦伶仃
“Changyu and her sister are all by themselves.”
《Pursuit of Jade》
S1·E2
TIMECODE: 28:33
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THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
nà zěn me bàn ya
那怎么办呀
“Is there anything we can do?”
nǐ shuō zhè liǎng gè yā tou xiàn zài gū kǔ líng dīng
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你说这 两个丫头现在 孤苦伶仃
“Changyu and her sister are all by themselves.”
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Scene:
Daily Life
Function:
MORAL APPEAL
Tone:
PERSUASIVE
Emotion:
SYMPATHY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Have a heart; they have nobody else to turn to, so you cannot refuse to help.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Appealing to Compassion (恻隐之心)
In interpersonal negotiations, emphasizing the absolute vulnerability of third parties activates a traditional Confucian moral obligation to assist, making outright refusal socially awkward.
INTENT TAGS:
#persuasion
#moral_leverage
#soliciting_sympathy
#pre-request
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2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
孤苦伶仃
SPOKEN CHUNK
solitary and destitute; left all alone without support
A common four-character idiom frequently used to invoke pity for orphans or elderly people without family.
你说
SPOKEN CHUNK
look; tell me; consider this
A conversational discourse marker used to draw the interlocutor's attention and seek empathetic agreement.
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2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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