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《The Truth》 S1·E7 (07:21) HSK 3
yǒu shí hòu kū yǒu shí hòu zài nà ér áo áo jiào

有时候哭 有时候在那儿嗷嗷叫

“Sometimes he cries. Sometimes he howls over there.”

《The Truth》 S1·E7
TIMECODE: 07:21 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN měi cì hē wán hái shuǎ jiǔ fēng

每次喝完还耍酒疯

“Whenever he drinks, he makes a scene.”

yǒu shí hòu kū yǒu shí hòu zài nà ér áo áo jiào CURRENT FOCUS

有时候哭 有时候在那儿 嗷嗷叫

“Sometimes he cries. Sometimes he howls over there.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhēn shì

真是

“It's terrible.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: COMPLAINING
Tone: EXASPERATED
Emotion: ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Shuajiaofeng (Drunken Disorderliness)

In Chinese social culture, losing emotional control and causing noisy scenes after heavy drinking is termed 'shua jiu feng' and is widely frowned upon as a nuisance to family and peers.

INTENT TAGS: #complaining #venting #describing_behavior #disapproval
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
有时候……有时候…… SPOKEN CHUNK

sometimes... sometimes...

Use this parallel structure to describe alternating behaviors or unpredictable fluctuations.

嗷嗷叫 SPOKEN CHUNK

wailing loudly / howling

An onomatopoeic colloquial expression describing loud, unruly crying, yelling, or screeching.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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