Coolie

Here’s an updated vocabulary list and example phrases, including "I realised since day one."

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📖 Vocabulary List (词汇表)

English	Mandarin (Simplified)	Pinyin	Meaning
Realise	意识到	yìshídào	To become aware of something
Since day one	从第一天起	cóng dì yī tiān qǐ	From the very first day
Just / Only	只是	zhǐshì	Merely, nothing more than
Coolie / Labourer	苦力	kǔlì	A manual worker, often used historically
In their world	在他们的世界里	zài tāmen de shìjiè lǐ	Within their society or perspective
Status	地位	dìwèi	Social position
Power	权力	quánlì	Authority, control
Unfair	不公平	bù gōngpíng	Not fair or unjust
Social class	社会阶级	shèhuì jiējí	Social hierarchy
Oppression	压迫	yāpò	Suppression or exploitation
Exploitation	剥削	bōxuē	Taking advantage of someone

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📌 Example Sentences (例句)

1. Expressing Realisation

• 从第一天起，我就意识到，我在他们的世界里只是一个苦力。
  (Cóng dì yī tiān qǐ, wǒ jiù yìshídào, wǒ zài tāmen de shìjiè lǐ zhǐshì yí gè kǔlì.)
  Since day one, I realised that I am just a labourer in their world.

• 从第一天开始，我就知道他们不会把我当自己人。
  (Cóng dì yī tiān kāishǐ, wǒ jiù zhīdào tāmen bù huì bǎ wǒ dàng zìjǐ rén.)
  Since the first day, I knew they would never treat me as one of their own.

• 我以为我会被尊重，但从第一天起，我就意识到现实不是这样。
  (Wǒ yǐwéi wǒ huì bèi zūnzhòng, dàn cóng dì yī tiān qǐ, wǒ jiù yìshídào xiànshí bù shì zhèyàng.)
  I thought I would be respected, but since day one, I realised reality is different.

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2. Talking About Social Class & Power

• 他们从不在乎我是谁，他们只看地位和权力。
  (Tāmen cóng bù zàihū wǒ shì shéi, tāmen zhǐ kàn dìwèi hé quánlì.)
  They never cared about who I am; they only see status and power.

• 从第一天起，我就看清了这个社会的阶级差距。
  (Cóng dì yī tiān qǐ, wǒ jiù kàn qīngle zhège shèhuì de jiējí chājù.)
  Since day one, I saw the class gap in this society clearly.

• 在这个社会，贫穷的人没有发言权。
  (Zài zhège shèhuì, pínqióng de rén méiyǒu fāyánquán.)
  In this society, poor people have no voice.

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3. Talking About Exploitation & Oppression

• 从第一天起，我就知道我是被剥削的。
  (Cóng dì yī tiān qǐ, wǒ jiù zhīdào wǒ shì bèi bōxuē de.)
  Since day one, I knew I was being exploited.

• 他们从第一天起就利用我，而我别无选择。
  (Tāmen cóng dì yī tiān qǐ jiù lìyòng wǒ, ér wǒ bié wú xuǎnzé.)
  Since day one, they have been using me, and I had no choice.

• 这个世界从第一天起就对我不公平。
  (Zhège shìjiè cóng dì yī tiān qǐ jiù duì wǒ bù gōngpíng.)
  This world has been unfair to me since day one.

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📖 Vocabulary List (词汇表)

English	Mandarin (Simplified)	Pinyin	Meaning
Realise	意识到	yìshídào	To become aware of something
Just / Only	只是	zhǐshì	Merely, nothing more than
Coolie / Labourer	苦力	kǔlì	A manual worker, often used historically
In their world	在他们的世界里	zài tāmen de shìjiè lǐ	Within their society or perspective
Status	地位	dìwèi	Social position
Power	权力	quánlì	Authority, control
Unfair	不公平	bù gōngpíng	Not fair or unjust
Social class	社会阶级	shèhuì jiējí	Social hierarchy
Oppression	压迫	yāpò	Suppression or exploitation
Exploitation	剥削	bōxuē	Taking advantage of someone

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📌 Example Sentences (例句)

1. Expressing Realisation

• 我终于意识到，我在他们的世界里只是一个苦力。
  (Wǒ zhōngyú yìshídào, wǒ zài tāmen de shìjiè lǐ zhǐshì yí gè kǔlì.)
  I finally realised that I am just a labourer in their world.

• 我以为我是重要的，后来才意识到，我只是个被利用的人。
  (Wǒ yǐwéi wǒ shì zhòngyào de, hòulái cái yìshídào, wǒ zhǐshì gè bèi lìyòng de rén.)
  I thought I was important, but later I realised I was just being used.

• 在他们的社会里，我的地位微不足道。
  (Zài tāmen de shèhuì lǐ, wǒ de dìwèi wēibùzúdào.)
  In their society, my status is insignificant.

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2. Talking About Social Class & Power

• 他们只关心权力，不关心我们这种人。
  (Tāmen zhǐ guānxīn quánlì, bù guānxīn wǒmen zhè zhǒng rén.)
  They only care about power, not people like us.

• 社会阶级决定了你的机会。
  (Shèhuì jiējí juédìngle nǐ de jīhuì.)
  Your social class determines your opportunities.

• 在这个社会里，劳动人民的地位一直很低。
  (Zài zhège shèhuì lǐ, láodòng rénmín de dìwèi yīzhí hěn dī.)
  In this society, the status of working-class people has always been low.

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3. Talking About Exploitation & Oppression

• 他们利用我们的辛苦，却不给我们应得的回报。
  (Tāmen lìyòng wǒmen de xīnkǔ, què bù gěi wǒmen yīngdé de huíbào.)
  They take advantage of our hard work but don’t give us the reward we deserve.

• 资本家剥削劳动人民。
  (Zīběnjiā bōxuē láodòng rénmín.)
  Capitalists exploit the working class.

• 权力掌握在少数人手里，我们只是他们的工具。
  (Quánlì zhǎngwò zài shǎoshù rén shǒu lǐ, wǒmen zhǐshì tāmen de gōngjù.)
  Power is in the hands of a few, and we are just their tools.

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