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《Lady Liberty》 S1·E4 (07:16) HSK 3
zán men lái rì fāng cháng a

咱们来日方长啊

“We've got time ahead of us.”

《Lady Liberty》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 07:16 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nà zhè yí gè yuè nǐ gěi wǒ shén me bǔ cháng a

那这一个月你给我什么补偿啊

“So what are you giving me as compensation for this month?”

zán men lái rì fāng cháng a CURRENT FOCUS

咱们 来日方长 啊

“We've got time ahead of us.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yí gè yuè

一个月

“One month.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: DEFLECTING
Tone: COAXING
Emotion: AFFECTION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't sweat the immediate compensation; we will be together for a long time.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Playing the Long Game (来日方长)

In Chinese interpersonal dynamics, invoking 'lai ri fang chang' signals that mutual obligations and emotional exchanges do not need immediate settling because the relationship itself is sustained over the long run.

INTENT TAGS: #deflection #reassurance #postponing #flirting
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
来日方长 SPOKEN CHUNK

there will be plenty of time in the days ahead

Use this idiom to comfort someone, suggest postponing a matter, or express confidence in a prolonged relationship or future opportunities.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the tone of the proverb to make it sound gentle, reassuring, and conversational.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

EXPLORE BY SEMANTIC SIMILARITY
没关系 来日方长
《蜜语纪》
95% Match
没关系 来日方长
méi guān xì lái rì fāng cháng

“It's okay. There will be other opportunities in the future.”

未来的时间还长着呢
《我的妈妈是校花》
90% Match
未来的时间还长着呢
wèi lái de shí jiān hái zhǎng zhe ne

“There's a long future ahead.”

我们都相信天长地久
《玫瑰丛生》
88% Match
我们都相信天长地久
wǒ men dōu xiāng xìn tiān cháng dì jiǔ

“(We all believe in eternal love.)”

从现在开始我们结束了
《玫瑰丛生》
88% Match
从现在开始我们结束了
cóng xiàn zài kāi shǐ wǒ men jié shù le

“From now on, we're over.”

哥 我们到底要待多久啊
《狂飙》
88% Match
哥 我们到底要待多久啊
gē wǒ men dào dǐ yào dài duō jiǔ a

“Brother, how long are we going to stay?”

一周后 我们会再来
《白日提灯​》
88% Match
一周后 我们会再来
yī zhōu hòu wǒ men huì zài lái

“(Yili'er, Youzhou merchant) In a week, we'll come again.”

我们会一起慢慢变老
《灵魂摆渡·十年》
88% Match
我们会一起慢慢变老
wǒ men huì yì qǐ màn màn biàn lǎo

“We'll grow old side by side”

我们再从长计议
《八千里路云和月》
88% Match
我们再从长计议
wǒ men zài cóng cháng jì yì

“after you recover.”

我们来都已经来了
《良陈美锦》
88% Match
我们来都已经来了
wǒ men lái dōu yǐ jīng lái le

“We're already here.”

我们都要长命百岁
《翘楚》
88% Match
我们都要长命百岁
wǒ men dōu yào cháng mìng bǎi suì

“We still have many years ahead of us.”

这一辈子还这么长呢 我们得珍惜眼下的日子
《家业》
88% Match
这一辈子还这么长呢 我们得珍惜眼下的日子
zhè yī bèi zi hái zhè me zhǎng ne wǒ men dé zhēn xī yǎn xià de rì zi

“We still have a long life ahead of us. We must cherish the days we have now.”

我们得往长远了看呀
《纯真年代的爱情》
88% Match
我们得往长远了看呀
wǒ men dé wǎng cháng yuǎn le kàn ya

“We have to think long-term.”

这才是我们的 长久之计啊
《小城大事》
88% Match
这才是我们的 长久之计啊
zhè cái shì wǒ men de cháng jiǔ zhī jì a

“That's the sustainable solution for us.”

我们来日方长
《蜜语纪》
88% Match
我们来日方长
wǒ men lái rì fāng cháng

“We'll have plenty of time to deal with each other.”

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