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《Generation to Generation》 S1·E22 (29:33) HSK 7
yīn cǐ xué guò bù shǎo móu shēng zhī dào

因此学过不少谋生之道

“so he learned many ways to make a living.”

《Generation to Generation》 S1·E22
TIMECODE: 29:33 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yuǎn lí jiāng hú

远离江湖

“and stay away from Jianghu,”

yīn cǐ xué guò bù shǎo móu shēng zhī dào CURRENT FOCUS

因此 学过 不 少 谋生之道

“so he learned many ways to make a living.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tā zhī qián xiǎng dāng yī míng yóu yī

他之前想当一名游医

“He once wanted to be a physician,”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: PROVIDING BACKGROUND
Tone: INFORMATIVE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Mou Sheng (Making a Living in Society)

In Chinese traditional context, mastering practical survival crafts (谋生之道) is seen as essential for ordinary people to remain independent outside of official or family patronage.

INTENT TAGS: #explanation #narrating #informing #contextualizing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
谋生之道 SPOKEN CHUNK

means of making a living; survival skills

A slightly formal phrase referring to professional skills or trades used to support oneself financially.

不少 SPOKEN CHUNK

not a few; quite a lot of

Used to describe a considerable quantity or variety without giving an exact number.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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