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抡

lūn / lún
HSK 7

English Meaning

(lūn) to swing (one's arms, a heavy object); to wave (a sword, one's fists); to fling (money) | (lún) to select

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
那一身油烟抡大勺
HSK 7 00:01
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💡 INTENT:

“Don't pretend you're so refined—you look exactly like a sweaty greasy mess slinging food in a kitchen!”

1. PREVIOUS

那不是我

“That's not me.”

“And being covered in kitchen smoke”

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跑街边卖烤地瓜 那就是你了 对

“and selling sweet potatoes? Is that you? Exactly.”

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我就宁可抡大勺我也不算这算盘
HSK 7 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“I'd rather do exhausting physical labor as a cook forever than touch this scheming accounting work.”

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你打算一辈子抡大勺啊

“Are you planning to spend your whole life cooking?”

“I'd rather cook than fiddle with the abacus.”

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谁爱算谁算

“Whoever wants to calculate can do it!”

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你一抡大勺的 这么有干劲
HSK 7 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“You are just a line cook, why are you treating this like a sacred mission?”

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方便我加以改进

“It'll help us improve.”

“You've got great energy with that ladle.”

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当然了 民以食为天 必须要让工友同志们吃饱饭

“Of course. Food is the foundation of the people. We have to make sure everyone eats their fill”

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