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《Lady Liberty》 S1·E7 (07:30) HSK 1
tā zǎo jiù yǒu xīn huān le

他早就有新欢了

“(He already has someone new.)”

《Lady Liberty》 S1·E7
TIMECODE: 07:30 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nà jié guǒ jiù shì

那结果就是

“(in the end...)”

tā zǎo jiù yǒu xīn huān le CURRENT FOCUS

他 早就 有 新欢 了

“(He already has someone new.)”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN ér qiě shì zài gōng zuò zhōng yù dào de

而且是在工作中遇到的

“(And it's someone he met at work.)”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: REVEALING INFORMATION
Tone: GOSSIPY
Emotion: INDIFFERENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't be naive—he moved on ages ago.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Casual Romance Gossip

Discussing third-party romantic shifts using blunt terms like 'new flame' is common in casual Chinese peer banter to establish intimacy through shared secrets.

INTENT TAGS: #revealing_secret #gossiping #explaining_cause
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
早就 SPOKEN CHUNK

long ago / for a long time already

Used before verbs to emphasize that an action or state occurred much earlier than expected.

新欢 SPOKEN CHUNK

new flame / new love interest

Commonly used in casual spoken Chinese when gossiping about someone's dating life.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates a newly realized change of state or marks the completion of having moved on.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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