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孙子

Sūn zǐ / sūn zi
HSK 4

English Meaning

(Sūn zǐ) Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孙武 (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孙子兵法, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武经七书 | (sūn zi) grandson; son's son

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
没注意到他呢 这孙子不就跑了吗
HSK 4 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“The criminal investigators just blinked for a second and lost sight of him, and that bastard slipped away! (Don't blame me for this mess!)”

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刑侦那边的同事一个没留神

“the colleagues in CID get careless”

“and don't notice him? Wouldn't that bastard just get away?”

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我 我不知道咋说 我得

“I... I don't know how to say it. I have to...”

《危险关系》 · legal_and_police
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我儿子还没结婚呢 我哪儿来的孙子孙女
HSK 4 00:03
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💡 INTENT:

“My son isn't even married yet, so how on earth could I have grandkids? (You totally assumed I was here for them!)”

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咨询舞蹈课的吗

“for your grandson or granddaughter?”

“My son isn't even married yet. Where would I get a grandchild?”

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那您是想自己学 我们这边主攻嘻哈舞蹈

“Then, do you want to learn it yourself? We specialize in hip-hop dance here.”

《爱情有烟火》 · business_and_trade
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但是跟这孙子唱 浪费感情
HSK 4 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“Singing with this jerk is a total waste of my energy and emotion.”

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唱歌那我是认真的

“I take singing seriously.”

“But singing with this punk? Total waste.”

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谁爱跟你唱啊

“Who'd wanna sing with you?”

《玫瑰丛生》 · social_and_dating
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