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读书

dú shū
HSK 1

English Meaning

to read a book; to study; to attend school

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
宋兄也是读书人
HSK 1 00:01
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💡 INTENT:

“You have the dignity of a scholar; why let them walk all over you?”

1. PREVIOUS

我都快忘了

“the sky in the Capital is.”

“Song, you are a scholar too.”

3. NEXT

为何要忍受他们的欺凌

“Why must you endure their bullying?”

《逐玉》 · historical_and_court
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你们这些读书人 说话都是曲里拐弯的
HSK 1 00:03
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💡 INTENT:

“Stop speaking in riddles and just speak plain Chinese like the rest of us.”

1. PREVIOUS

太爷是信田先生的人品的

“Master trusts Mr. Tian's character.”

“You intellectuals always speak in winding and twisting ways.”

3. NEXT

什么猪 猪 猪学敬的 你们还敬猪啊 程朱理学

“What's this about respecting pigs? You respect pigs? Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism.”

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没有人再给我读书了
HSK 1 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“Without you by my side, my world has lost its warmth and meaning.”

1. PREVIOUS

只是之后

“It's just that from now on,”

“no one will read to me anymore.”

3. NEXT

之前 是请辞 现在

“Before, it was a resignation. Now”

《八千里路云和月》 · social_and_dating
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