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《River Sunset》 S1·E42 (11:04) HSK 6
zhè nǎo zi yě bù hǎo shǐ

这脑子也不好使

“My mind isn't working well.”

《River Sunset》 S1·E42
TIMECODE: 11:04 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ nián jì dà le

我年纪大了

“I'm getting old.”

zhè nǎo zi yě bù hǎo shǐ CURRENT FOCUS

这 脑子 也不 好使

“My mind isn't working well.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yuán běn shì xiǎng jiāo gěi yíng ér

原本是想交给莹儿

“I originally wanted to give it to Yinger,”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: SELF DEPRECATION
Tone: RESIGNED
Emotion: HELPLESSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I am getting too old and forgetful to handle this responsibility myself.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Elderly Modesty and Delegation

Chinese elders frequently use self-effacing remarks about their aging body and failing memory when preparing to hand over domestic authority to the next generation.

INTENT TAGS: #self_deprecation #aging #justification #delegation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
不好使 SPOKEN CHUNK

not working well; malfunctioning

A highly common colloquial phrase used for broken gadgets, body parts that ache, or brains failing to remember things.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
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