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《The Lead》 S1·E8 (19:49) HSK 4
nǐ liǎ duō zhǎng shí jiān méi jiàn le

你俩多长时间没见了

“How long has it been since you met?”

《The Lead》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 19:49 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jiù zài zhè gōng shè nà shān gōu gōu lǐ ne

“is in a ravine by this People's Commune.”

nǐ liǎ duō zhǎng shí jiān méi jiàn le CURRENT FOCUS

你俩 多长时间没见了

“How long has it been since you met?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN kě bēi ya

可悲呀

“How sad.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: PROBING RELATIONSHIP
Tone: PROBING
Emotion: CURIOSITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“It must have been ages since you two last met, hasn't it?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Communal Interest in Relationship Status

In Chinese social interactions, directly asking friends about how long they have been separated from partners reflects typical communal warmth and empathetic involvement.

INTENT TAGS: #inquiry #probing #relationship_check #sympathy
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
多长时间 SPOKEN CHUNK

how long (duration)

The standard conversational way to ask about a time span or duration.

没见了 SPOKEN CHUNK

haven't seen each other (for a period of time)

Common negative completion phrase used with duration to indicate how long a reunion has been pending.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates the ongoing elapsed duration up to the present moment.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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