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《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E32 (11:25) HSK 4
nǐ men hái shì duō péi tā liǎng tiān ba tā zhè biān xū yào rén péi

你们还是多陪他两天吧 他这边需要人陪

“You guys should stay with him for a couple more days. He needs company now.”

《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E32
TIMECODE: 11:25 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dōu shì xià zǒng zài bāng tā fù de

都是夏总在帮他付的

“are being paid by Ms. Xia.”

nǐ men hái shì duō péi tā liǎng tiān ba tā zhè biān xū yào rén péi CURRENT FOCUS

你们还 是 多陪他两天 吧 他 这边 需要人陪

“You guys should stay with him for a couple more days. He needs company now.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN gāng cái nǐ men yě tīng jiàn le

刚才你们也听见了

“You heard it too—”

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Scene: Medical & Health
Function: ADVISING
Tone: EARNEST
Emotion: CARING
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Bedside Care and Companionship (Peihu)

In Chinese culture, staying beside an ailing family member or friend is considered an essential moral duty that speeds emotional and physical healing.

INTENT TAGS: #recommendation #caring #support #empathy
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
还是……吧 SPOKEN CHUNK

had better / it is best to

A gentle grammatical pattern used to give advice, make a preference-based recommendation, or suggest a course of action.

需要人陪 SPOKEN CHUNK

needs someone to accompany / needs companionship

Colloquial way to express that someone is lonely, sick, or vulnerable and requires company.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the imperative recommendation into a gentle, considerate suggestion.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

EXPLORE BY SEMANTIC SIMILARITY
《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E32 (11:25) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus