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道

dào
HSK 2

English Meaning

road; path; principle; truth; morality; reason; skill; method; Dao (of Daoism); to say; to speak; to talk; classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process; (old) circuit (administrative division)

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
就知道吃 我爸来的
HSK 2 00:01
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💡 INTENT:

“All you think about is eating! By the way, it's my dad who came/sent this.”

1. PREVIOUS

你个小馋猫你

“You little foodie.”

“All you know is eating. It's my dad.”

3. NEXT

肯定是你爸呀

“It must be your dad.”

《危险关系》 · family_and_home
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那是因为她不想让你们知道
HSK 2 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“She deliberately kept it from you, which shows how far apart you really are.”

1. PREVIOUS

我怎么会什么都不知道呢

“How could I not know anything?”

“That's because she didn't want you to know.”

3. NEXT

在蕾蕾心里

“In her heart,”

《危险关系》 · family_and_home
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你知道我的退休金得少拿多少
HSK 2 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“Do you have any idea how much trouble you would have caused me if Uncle Ding hadn't bailed us out? Learn to be grateful!”

1. PREVIOUS

要不是丁叔叔 出面帮忙解决

“If Uncle Ding hadn't stepped in to help,”

“do you know how much less pension I'd get,”

3. NEXT

生了病医保得少报多少钱吗

“and how much less medical insurance would cover if I got sick?”

《危险关系》 · family_and_home
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