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《The Knockout》 S1·E21 (18:36) HSK 4
zài lǐ miàn liù nián xīn kǔ le

在里面六年辛苦了

“It has been six rough years for you.”

《The Knockout》 S1·E21
TIMECODE: 18:36 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zì jǐ jiā rén

自己家人

“We're family.”

zài lǐ miàn liù nián xīn kǔ le CURRENT FOCUS

在里面六年 辛苦了

“It has been six rough years for you.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN kàn kàn zhè ge yóu xì jī tīng xǐ huān ma

“Look. Do you like this arcade?”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: ACKNOWLEDGING SACRIFICE
Tone: REASSURING
Emotion: SYMPATHY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You took the fall for us and did the time; now I am going to make it worth your while.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Underworld Loyalty and Compensation (义气与补偿)

In Chinese brotherhood dynamics, serving time for the group requires public acknowledgment and generous material reward to maintain loyalty.

INTENT TAGS: #acknowledgment #comforting #consolation #rewarding
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
在里面 SPOKEN CHUNK

in prison / on the inside

A common Chinese euphemism for being incarcerated or serving a sentence.

辛苦了 SPOKEN CHUNK

thank you for your hard work / you suffered

Widely used to acknowledge someone's labor, sacrifice, or endured hardship.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks the completion of the arduous duration and establishes a transition to a new phase.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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