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所谓

suǒ wèi
HSK 7

English Meaning

so-called; what is called

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
控制那些所谓的权贵
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💡 INTENT:

“They used these drugs to manipulate those so-called dignitaries, turning them into mere puppets.”

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伶崖塔才能靠着这些药

“how Lingya Tower controls”

“those so-called nobles—with these drugs.”

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此药可致人出现幻觉

“This medicine causes hallucinations,”

《樊笼》 · historical_and_court
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他父亲捡一个所谓的傻女人 来结婚生子
HSK 7 00:03
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💡 INTENT:

“His father practically took advantage of an incapacitated woman under the guise of marriage, which is blatantly illegal and unethical.”

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要是真的 那他父母的婚姻不合法呀

“If that's true, then his parents' marriage was invalid.”

“His father found some crazy woman to marry and have a kid.”

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本来就是违法

“It was illegal to begin with.”

《风过留痕》 · legal_and_police
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却终究触不到 那个所谓的圆满
HSK 7 00:03
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💡 INTENT:

“No matter how hard I struggled, I could never attain that elusive completeness in the end.”

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在命运的迷宫中左突右冲

“dashing left and right in the maze of fate,”

“yet still never reaching (Vast as the Earth) that so-called fulfillment.”

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陛下

“Your Majesty.”

《莫离》 · historical_and_court
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