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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E2 (36:18) HSK 5
tā yǒu le nǐ zhè děng xián huì néng gàn de qī zǐ

他有了你这等贤惠能干的妻子

“When he has a wonderful girl like you as his wife”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E2
TIMECODE: 36:18 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shāng hǎo le shì yào zǒu de

伤好了是要走的

“that he'd leave upon recovery.”

tā yǒu le nǐ zhè děng xián huì néng gàn de qī zǐ CURRENT FOCUS

他有了你这等贤惠能 干的 妻子

“When he has a wonderful girl like you as his wife”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN guò shàng ān wěn de rì zi

过上安稳的日子

“and leads a stable life here,”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: COMPLIMENTING
Tone: ENCOURAGING
Emotion: APPROVAL
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are the best thing that could happen to him, so make sure he stays and settles down with you.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Virtuous Wife Ideal (Xian Qi)

Traditional Chinese culture places high value on a wife being 'virtuous and capable' (贤惠能干), seeing her as the cornerstone of family stability and prosperity.

INTENT TAGS: #praise #encouragement #matchmaking #persuasion
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
贤惠能干 SPOKEN CHUNK

virtuous and capable

A traditional Chinese compliment commonly used to praise a woman who manages household duties exceptionally well.

这等 SPOKEN CHUNK

such, of this kind

A slightly literary or classical demonstrative equivalent to '这样的', often used for emphasis.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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