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《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E32 (38:01) HSK 4
tā xià wǔ jiù guò lái dào shí hòu nǐ shì shì xíng jiù liú xià bù xíng a

她下午就过来 到时候你试试 行就留下 不行啊

“She'll come over this afternoon. You can try her out then. If she's good, keep her. If not,”

《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E32
TIMECODE: 38:01 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN chéng zi gē zhǎo le gè hù gōng

诚子哥找了个护工

“Cheng hired a caregiver.”

tā xià wǔ jiù guò lái dào shí hòu nǐ shì shì xíng jiù liú xià bù xíng a CURRENT FOCUS

她下午就 过来 到时候 你 试试 行就留下 不行啊

“She'll come over this afternoon. You can try her out then. If she's good, keep her. If not,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zán jiù zài zhǎo yí gè fǎn zhèng xiǎo lán jiě shuō le bì xū gěi ā yí

“we'll hire someone else. Anyway, Xiaolan said we must find a suitable one”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: REASSURING AND INSTRUCTING
Tone: PRACTICAL
Emotion: CARING
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Filial Support and Caregiver Trial

Hiring home caregivers often involves delicate family consensus where elders must be given personal agency and reassurance that poor fits will be replaced without hassle.

INTENT TAGS: #reassurance #offering_options #caregiving_arrangement #practical_planning
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
到时候 SPOKEN CHUNK

when the time comes; then

A standard spoken phrase used to refer to a future juncture when an action or decision should take place.

行就...不行就... SPOKEN CHUNK

if it works, then...; if not, then...

A classic colloquial conditional construction used to lay out pragmatic, no-pressure options.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Pauses the sentence informally to draw attention to an alternative or trailing thought.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

5 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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