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《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E1 (26:55) HSK 6
rén jiā chū lái zhà dào

人家初来乍到

“He's new here.”

《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E1
TIMECODE: 26:55 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè zěn me hái jīng dòng nín le ne

这怎么还惊动您了呢

“How did this end up disturbing you?”

rén jiā chū lái zhà dào CURRENT FOCUS

人家 初来乍到

“He's new here.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ zhè zhè

你这这

“You...”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: MAKING EXCUSES
Tone: MEDIATING
Emotion: SYMPATHY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Cut them some slack, they just got here and do not know how things work yet.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Hospitable Accommodation for Newcomers

Chinese social norms place importance on extending patience and tolerance to newcomers who have not yet learned local customs.

INTENT TAGS: #mediation #excusing #defending #pleading_leniency
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
初来乍到 SPOKEN CHUNK

newly arrived; a newcomer to an unfamiliar place

A set four-character idiom frequently used to ask for guidance, forgiveness, or understanding when someone is new to an environment.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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