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《The Truth》 S1·E24 (35:06) HSK 7
rèn shí de tā tā nà ge shí hòu jiù tè bié ài dǔ bó

认识的他 他那个时候就特别爱赌博

“I met him during a card game with friends. He was gambling heavily back then.”

《The Truth》 S1·E24
TIMECODE: 35:06 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jiù dà gài shì liù qī nián qián de shí hòu wǒ gēn wǒ péng yǒu dǎ pái de shí hòu

就大概是六七年前的时候 我跟我朋友打牌的时候

“About six or seven years back, I met him during a card game with friends.”

rèn shí de tā tā nà ge shí hòu jiù tè bié ài dǔ bó CURRENT FOCUS

认识 的他 他 那个 时候就 特别爱赌博

“I met him during a card game with friends. He was gambling heavily back then.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǎ ér yǒu pái jú nǎ ér jiù yǒu tā

哪儿有牌局哪儿就有他

“He'd show up in every card game.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: NARRATING PAST EVENTS
Tone: INFORMATIVE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Mahjong and Card-Playing Culture

Playing cards or mahjong is a common social pastime in China, but chronic gambling (赌博) carries strong negative social stigma.

INTENT TAGS: #narrating #recounting #characterizing #describing_habits
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
那个时候 SPOKEN CHUNK

at that time / back then

A very common conversational marker used to anchor a narrative in a specific past period.

特别爱 SPOKEN CHUNK

be especially fond of / have a huge penchant for

Used colloquially before a verb or hobby to describe a strong, habitual inclination.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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