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乞丐

qǐ gài
HSK 7

English Meaning

beggar

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
别人家里牛羊成群 我们家像乞丐一样
HSK 7 00:03
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💡 INTENT:

“We are falling terribly behind everyone else, and it is humiliating.”

1. PREVIOUS

家里总共 就那么几只牛羊

“We only have a few head of livestock.”

“Other families have herds of cattle and sheep while our family lives like beggars.”

3. NEXT

还干部呢 乞丐都不如

“And we’re supposed to be officials? We’re worse off than beggars.”

《生命树》 · family_and_home
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还干部呢 乞丐都不如
HSK 7 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“Your title is completely worthless when we are living in poverty.”

1. PREVIOUS

别人家里牛羊成群 我们家像乞丐一样

“Other families have herds of cattle and sheep while our family lives like beggars.”

“And we’re supposed to be officials? We’re worse off than beggars.”

3. NEXT

你这个惜售思想

“You and your reluctance to sell. [Reluctance to sell: herdsmen compare herd sizes, and are reluctant to sell their livestock]”

《生命树》 · family_and_home
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远比乞丐舒服得多
HSK 7 00:01
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💡 INTENT:

“It might not be glamorous, but at least we survive without starving on the streets.”

1. PREVIOUS

在天知晓里生活

“life in the All-Knowing”

“was far better than begging.”

3. NEXT

吃穿不愁

“We never lacked food or clothes,”

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