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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E27 (04:49) HSK 4
dàn zhǐ yào wǒ hái huó zhe

但只要我还活着

“But as long as I'm alive,”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E27
TIMECODE: 04:49 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ yě guǎn bù zhe nǐ

我也管不着你

“I won't be able to intervene.”

dàn zhǐ yào wǒ hái huó zhe CURRENT FOCUS

但 只要 我 还活着

“But as long as I'm alive,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè bèi zi

这辈子

“you will”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: SETTING BOUNDARIES
Tone: STERN
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You will never escape my responsibility or authority over you while I have a breath left in me.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Parental and Elder Authority (Zhangbei Guanxi)

Senior family members often see moral oversight of younger relatives as a lifelong, sacred obligation that lasts until death.

INTENT TAGS: #asserting_authority #vow #defiance #warning
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
只要我还活着 SPOKEN CHUNK

as long as I am still alive

A dramatic conditional clause used to make an unbreakable promise, vow, or unwavering assertion of authority.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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