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老人家

lǎo rén jiā
HSK 7

English Meaning

polite term for old woman or man

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
也就别去害他老人家了吧
HSK 7 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“Spare the old man the headache; teaching you will just drive him crazy.”

1. PREVIOUS

我还是找我义父去教我

“should I ask my godfather to teach me?”

“Let's not torture the old man.”

3. NEXT

怎么就学不进去呢

“Why can't I learn it?”

《逐玉》 · family_and_home
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是他老人家 手痒 没脸来
HSK 7 00:03
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💡 INTENT:

“Your grandfather is too much of a coward to face me after pulling a dirty trick.”

1. PREVIOUS

怎么

“What,”

“the old man got the itch to do it again but was too ashamed to show his face,”

3. NEXT

想让你浑水摸鱼啊 你少泼我爷爷脏水

“so he sent you to sneak in and muddle through? Don't you dare slander my grandfather.”

《家业》 · crisis_and_conflict
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这洗衣 做饭 端屎 端尿就算了 这老人家看病
HSK 7 00:03
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💡 INTENT:

“You are taking on way too much by yourself, and you will ruin your own health if you keep doing this.”

1. PREVIOUS

而且您自己本来身体就不好

“And your own health is not good to begin with.”

“Doing laundry, cooking, even handling his toileting needs, not to mention taking him to the hospital,”

3. NEXT

抬上抬下 风里雨里 也都指着您一个人

“carrying him up and down, through wind and rain, all of it depended on you alone.”

《家事法庭》 · family_and_home
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