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《Eight Hundred》 S1·E1 (24:49) HSK 5
nǐ dǎ suàn duǒ dào shén me shí hòu

你打算躲到什么时候

“Dad, how long do you plan on hiding?”

《Eight Hundred》 S1·E1
TIMECODE: 24:49 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bà

爸

“Dad, how long do you plan on hiding?”

nǐ dǎ suàn duǒ dào shén me shí hòu CURRENT FOCUS

你 打算 躲到什么时候

“Dad, how long do you plan on hiding?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bà bà shì jǐng chá

爸爸是警察

“I'm a police officer.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: DEMANDING ACCOUNTABILITY
Tone: STERN
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You cannot keep avoiding this; face it right now.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Paternal Authority and Tough Love

Chinese parents, especially fathers, frequently adopt a stern, direct questioning tone to push their children toward responsibility rather than offering soft consolation.

INTENT TAGS: #confronting #demanding_action #parental_pressure #urging
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
打算 SPOKEN CHUNK

plan to / intend to

Commonly used in spoken Chinese to inquire about intentions, often used rhetorically to question poor choices.

到什么时候 SPOKEN CHUNK

until when

Used in interrogative sentences to express impatience regarding prolonged negative states.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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