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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E18 (07:07) HSK 4
nà dāng rán le wǒ men hái yào liú gěi sūn zi ne

那当然了 我们还要留给孙子呢

“Of course. We are saving them for our grandchild.”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E18
TIMECODE: 07:07 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN kàn kàn kàn kàn bà wǒ xiǎo shí hòu de wán yì hái liú zhe ne

看看 看看 爸 我小时候的玩意 还留着呢

“Look. Dad, you even kept my childhood stuff.”

nà dāng rán le wǒ men hái yào liú gěi sūn zi ne CURRENT FOCUS

那当然了 我们 还要 留给 孙子 呢

“Of course. We are saving them for our grandchild.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN fēi fēi kě le ba xiān hē kǒu shuǐ xiān hē kǒu shuǐ

“Fei, you must be thirsty. Have some water first. Have some water first.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: TEASING EXPECTATION
Tone: PLAYFUL
Emotion: JOY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You better hurry up and have a child so these toys can finally be used again!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Generational Continuity (Chuan Cheng)

Chinese parents often eagerly anticipate grandchildren and keep childhood items as emotional symbols connecting multiple generations.

INTENT TAGS: #hinting #playfulness #family_expectation #affection
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
那当然了 SPOKEN CHUNK

of course; naturally

A highly conversational, enthusiastic way to express obvious agreement or certainty.

留给 SPOKEN CHUNK

leave (something) for / save for

Commonly used when keeping heirlooms, money, or resources for younger generations.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Reinforces certainty and obviousness in the idiom '那当然了'.

Modal Particle「呢」 (ne) CHANGE OF STATE

Adds a lighthearted, playful, and ongoing reminder tone to the statement.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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