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《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E3 (16:34) HSK 6
jiù suàn shì dǎ zá yě kě yǐ

就算是打杂也可以

“Even doing odd jobs is fine.”

《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E3
TIMECODE: 16:34 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ shēn qǐng hái kě yǐ jì xù liú zài xué xiào

我申请还可以继续留在学校

“I'm applying to remain at the university.”

jiù suàn shì dǎ zá yě kě yǐ CURRENT FOCUS

就算是 打杂 也可以

“Even doing odd jobs is fine.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tīng nǐ jiě shuō nǐ xǐ huān huà huà zhè shì wǒ mǎi lái sòng nǐ de

“I heard from your sister that you like drawing. I bought these for you.”

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Scene: School & Education
Function: PLEADING ACCEPTANCE
Tone: HUMBLE AND PLEADING
Emotion: DESPERATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Please don't kick me out; I will swallow my pride and do whatever menial work you want.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Danwei Affiliation and Low-status Stepping Stones

Staying tied to an academic or state institution, even as a menial laborer, is historically seen as vastly preferable to being completely cut off.

INTENT TAGS: #concession #humility #compromise #desperation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
就算是……也可以 SPOKEN CHUNK

even if it is..., that works / even... is fine

A concessive pattern used to express strong willingness to accept the bare minimum condition.

打杂 SPOKEN CHUNK

do odd jobs / do menial chores

Colloquial term for performing miscellaneous, low-status tasks without official standing.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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