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《The Inner Eye》 S1·E15 (31:32) HSK 7
měi cì bù dōu tuō lěi nǐ ma

每次不都拖累你吗

“I always ended up being a burden for you.”

《The Inner Eye》 S1·E15
TIMECODE: 31:32 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN fǎn zhèng wǒ yě bù shàn cháng zhè ge

反正我也不擅长这个

“Well, I was never good at this anyway.”

měi cì bù dōu tuō lěi nǐ ma CURRENT FOCUS

每次 不都 拖累你 吗

“I always ended up being a burden for you.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN mǎ wēi sī bāng lán shān

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: SELF DEPRECATION
Tone: SELF-DEPRECATING
Emotion: INSECURITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I'm only going to hold you back, so let's just drop it.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Avoiding Being a Burden (免得添麻烦)

In Chinese interpersonal ethics, causing inconvenience or holding someone back carries strong feelings of indebtedness and guilt, often prompted by modesty.

INTENT TAGS: #self_deprecation #guilt #hesitation #backing_out
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
拖累 SPOKEN CHUNK

to encumber; to drag someone down; to burden

Frequently used when acknowledging that one's shortcomings cause trouble for a teammate or partner.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Forms a rhetorical question that reinforces the speaker's negative presumption.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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