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《The Dark Romance》 S1·E9 (32:57) HSK 7
wǒ yě gāi duō qù kàn kàn tā miǎn de ràng rén jiā xīn hán

我也该 多去看看他 免得让人家心寒

“I should also go visit him more, so he won't feel disheartened.”

《The Dark Romance》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 32:57 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN tā bìng dé zhè me zhòng

他病得这么重

“He's so sick,”

wǒ yě gāi duō qù kàn kàn tā miǎn de ràng rén jiā xīn hán CURRENT FOCUS

我也该 多去看看他 免得让人家心寒

“I should also go visit him more, so he won't feel disheartened.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN lè lè

乐乐

“Jiale,”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: STATING AN OBLIGATION
Tone: SINCERE
Emotion: CONCERN
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I must do my duty so nobody accuses me of being heartless or ungrateful.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Human Sentiment and Obligation (人情与寒心)

Visiting the sick is a fundamental obligation in Chinese relational dynamics; failing to show up can permanently damage social bonds and cause profound disappointment.

INTENT TAGS: #duty #obligation #caring #face_saving
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
免得 SPOKEN CHUNK

so as to avoid; lest

A very common conjunction used to introduce an undesirable situation that one wants to prevent.

让人家心寒 SPOKEN CHUNK

to make someone feel deeply disappointed or chilled at heart

Used when neglect or ungrateful behavior deeply hurts someone's expectations of care.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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