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《River Sunset》 S1·E22 (11:25) HSK 5
dào xiàn zài qiàn le yǒng lì dǔ chǎng

到现在欠了永利赌场

“He currently owes the Yongli Casino”

《River Sunset》 S1·E22
TIMECODE: 11:25 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hái jīng cháng dǔ qián

还经常赌钱

“and gambles frequently.”

dào xiàn zài qiàn le yǒng lì dǔ chǎng CURRENT FOCUS

到现在欠了永利赌场

“He currently owes the Yongli Casino”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN èr shí wàn yuán de dǔ zhài
二十万元的赌债 →

“a gambling debt of 200,000 yuan.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: REPORTING FACTS
Tone: OBJECTIVE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Gambling Taboo in Legal Contexts

Gambling is illegal on the Chinese mainland, making high casino debts in Macau a frequent trigger for severe criminal and civil investigations.

INTENT TAGS: #reporting #informing #clarifying #factual_statement
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
到现在 SPOKEN CHUNK

up until now; so far

Used to describe a cumulative status or condition that continues up to the present moment.

欠了 SPOKEN CHUNK

owes; has accumulated debt

A common structure combining the verb 'to owe' with aspect marker 'le' to denote current indebtedness.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions as a verbal aspect marker indicating the completion of incurring debt or current state.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
到现在 dào xiàn zài
GRAMMAR BLUEPRINTS:
... → ...了 → 到现在欠了永利赌场 →
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

EXPLORE BY SEMANTIC SIMILARITY
欠的钱到现在还没还完呢
《岁月有情时》
82% Match
欠的钱到现在还没还完呢
qiàn de qián dào xiàn zài hái méi hái wán ne

“from that whole fake royal jelly incident.”

那钱到现在也没还上啊
《隐身的名字》
80% Match
那钱到现在也没还上啊
nà qián dào xiàn zài yě méi hái shàng a

“They still haven't paid back yet.”

《River Sunset》 S1·E22 (11:25) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus