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Yán / yán
HSK 4

English Meaning

(Yán) surname Yan | (yán) tight (closely sealed); stern; strict; rigorous; severe; father

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
我 我没事啊 怎么这么严重
HSK 4 00:01
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你没事吧

“Are you okay?”

“I'm... I'm fine. How did it get this serious?”

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这都是徐枫的血

“It's all Xu Feng's blood.”

《危险关系》 · crisis_and_conflict
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这没你说得这么严重 那他这样 又好到哪里去了
HSK 4 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“Stop exaggerating our side's faults when he is just as bad or worse.”

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将来还要补贴他吗 那根本就是个无底洞

“Will you subsidize him too? That will be a bottomless pit that can never be filled.”

“It is not as serious as you said. Is his current situation really good?”

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行了 你别说了

“Well. Stop!”

《以家人之名》 · crisis_and_conflict
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可能比我们想的 还要严重
HSK 4 00:01
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💡 INTENT:

“Do not downplay this; we are in much deeper trouble than we realize.”

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但是这件事情

“But this situation”

“might be even more serious than we thought.”

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我担心

“I'm worried”

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