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《The First Jasmine》 S1·E11 (40:10) HSK 5
zuó tiān nǐ hǎo bù róng yì cái bèi jiù huí lái

昨天你好不容易才被救回来

“Yesterday you were finally rescued,”

《The First Jasmine》 S1·E11
TIMECODE: 40:10 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dàn shì nǐ chū shì le

但是你出事了

“But trouble came to you.”

zuó tiān nǐ hǎo bù róng yì cái bèi jiù huí lái CURRENT FOCUS

昨天 你好 不容易 才被 救回来

“Yesterday you were finally rescued,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wài miàn zhuī shā nǐ de rén shì shuí hái bù qīng chǔ

“and we still don't know who's after you.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: WARNING AND REMINDING
Tone: URGENT
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You almost died yesterday, so sit still and don't make reckless moves.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Emphasizing Effort to Urge Caution

In Chinese interpersonal communication, reminding someone of the immense collective effort spent to save them is a standard persuasive technique to discourage reckless individual behavior.

INTENT TAGS: #warning #caution #persuasion #urgency
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
好不容易才 SPOKEN CHUNK

only after great difficulty / with great effort

Used before a verb to emphasize that an outcome was achieved only through immense hardship or struggle.

救回来 SPOKEN CHUNK

rescued back / saved from mortal danger

A directional complement construction used when bringing someone back from death, injury, or captivity.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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