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《My Page in the 90s》 S1·E12 (19:45) HSK 2
wǒ xiǎng ràng tā guò shàng hǎo rì zi de

我想让她过上好日子的

“I wanted to give her a good life.”

《My Page in the 90s》 S1·E12
TIMECODE: 19:45 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ yì xīn yí yì dì xiǎng huí guó qǔ tā

“I was determined to come back and marry her.”

wǒ xiǎng ràng tā guò shàng hǎo rì zi de CURRENT FOCUS

我想 让她 过上好日子 的

“I wanted to give her a good life.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN méi xiǎng dào

没想到

“Never imagined...”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: EXPRESSING REGRET
Tone: MELANCHOLIC
Emotion: GRIEF
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Everything I did was for her happiness, but things completely fell apart.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Providing as Love

In traditional Chinese relationship expectations, a partner (especially male) often equates genuine devotion with securing material stability and comfort for the other.

INTENT TAGS: #lamenting #self_justification #regret #emotional_outpouring
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
过上好日子 SPOKEN CHUNK

to live a prosperous or comfortable life

A common aspirational idiom used when talking about improving one's standard of living or providing for loved ones.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Affirms the speaker's original genuine intention in retrospect, often carrying an undertone of wistfulness.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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