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打球

dǎ qiú
HSK 1

English Meaning

to play ball; to play with a ball

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
怎么去打球去了呢 妈
HSK 1 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“Hear me out, Mom—the meeting took an unexpected turn and we ended up playing ball instead.”

1. PREVIOUS

什么一小会啊 你不是去见凌漪的师兄了吗

“A little while? Weren't you meeting Ling Yi's senior?”

“Why did you play basketball instead? Mom,”

3. NEXT

那个师兄啊 妈

“that guy... Mom,”

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我打球真的不行啦
HSK 1 00:01
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💡 INTENT:

“Don't put ridiculous stakes on the line; I always lose to you anyway!”

1. PREVIOUS

我要把我房子卖了

“I'm going to sell my house.”

“I'm bad at playing basketball.”

3. NEXT

每次都输你

“I always lose.”

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你们打不打球 打不打球了还
HSK 1 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“Quit messing around and staring; either play the game or get lost.”

1. PREVIOUS

你看什么看 你们

“What are you guys staring at?”

“- Why did you guys stop? - Let's go. Keep playing!”

3. NEXT

我送你回家

“I'll send you home.”

《纯真年代的爱情》 · crisis_and_conflict
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