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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E8 (31:40) HSK 5
wǒ zǎo xiǎng duàn le hé tā men de hé zuò le

我早想断了和他们的合作了

“I've long wanted to end my partnership with them.”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 31:40 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shǒu jiǎo yě bù gàn jìng

手脚也不干净

“and handsy during interactions.”

wǒ zǎo xiǎng duàn le hé tā men de hé zuò le CURRENT FOCUS

我早想 断了 和他们的 合作 了

“I've long wanted to end my partnership with them.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN ná shàng lái ba

拿上来吧

“Bring it up here.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: TERMINATING RELATIONSHIP
Tone: DECISIVE
Emotion: DISGUST
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Integrity in Business Partnerships

In Chinese business culture, covert dishonesty (such as petty theft or financial corruption) completely ruins the foundation of trust, justifying an immediate break in relations.

INTENT TAGS: #severing_ties #business_decision #agreement #resoluteness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
断了 SPOKEN CHUNK

to cut off or terminate

Commonly used in spoken Chinese to describe cutting off ties, partnerships, or communications decisively.

合作 SPOKEN CHUNK

cooperation or business partnership

A standard noun or verb used to refer to professional collaborations or joint efforts.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions as a sentence-final particle marking a change of state and adding emphatic finality to the speaker's long-held decision.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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