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人生

rén shēng
HSK 3

English Meaning

life (one's time on earth)

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
大嫂刚到上海来 那人生地不熟的
HSK 3 00:02
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“Do not send her to do this task; she is completely lost here and will only make a mistake.”

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那可不行 大爹

“That won't do. Uncle,”

“Sister-in-law has just arrived in Shanghai. She is unfamiliar with the place and the people.”

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这件事情她做不了 塌苦菜 三毛钱 这条街卖的

“She can't do this. Taku vegetables cost three cents on this street,”

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仇长老一脉几乎无人生还
HSK 3 00:02
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天权长老仇百刚助我起事失利

“Elder Tianquan Qiu Baigang aided my uprising, which failed.”

“Almost no one from Elder Qiu's line survived.”

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之前我不召你们

“I did not summon you before”

《江湖夜雨十年灯》 · crisis_and_conflict
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可人生在世 谁又有得选呢?
HSK 3 00:03
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💡 INTENT:

“Don't judge me; I only did what I had to do to survive.”

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倒不如不见的

“Better to have never seen it at all.”

“But in this life, who truly has a choice?”

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我不愿杀人 可有人要来杀我

“I have no desire to kill, yet they come for my life.”

《翘楚》 · crisis_and_conflict
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