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拖累

tuō lěi
HSK 7

English Meaning

to encumber; to be a burden on; to implicate

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
我拖累你 我再说一遍 你听好了
HSK 7 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“Me, holding you back? Let me make this clear once and for all, so listen up.”

1. PREVIOUS

能不能别拖累别人啊

“could you please not drag us down?”

“I drag you down? I'll say it one last time. Listen carefully.”

3. NEXT

你那点破分用得着我来拖吗

“With your terrible grades, do you even need me to drag you down?”

《灿如繁星》 · crisis_and_conflict
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拖累别人拖累家人拖累社会 我就是拖累人
HSK 7 00:03
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💡 INTENT:

“I hate that my condition makes everyone suffer, and I feel utterly worthless.”

1. PREVIOUS

我就是个拖累

“I'm nothing but a burden.”

“I'm a burden to everyone, to my family, to society. I'm a liability.”

3. NEXT

要不是我拖累了你们

“If I hadn't come along,”

《家事法庭》 · family_and_home
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我已经拖累你们三十年了
HSK 7 00:01
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💡 INTENT:

“Please stop spending money on me and save your own family before my illness ruins everyone.”

1. PREVIOUS

但我不治了 你们回去过好自己的日子

“But I'm not doing the treatment. Just go home and live your own lives.”

“I've already been a burden for thirty years.”

3. NEXT

我不想 也不能再看见你们妻离子散了

“I won't let your families be torn apart because of me.”

《家事法庭》 · hospital_and_health
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