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《The First Jasmine》 S1·E14 (14:42) HSK 1
yǒu nǐ yòng dé zhe wǒ de shí hòu

有你用得着我的时候

“You'll need me someday.”

《The First Jasmine》 S1·E14
TIMECODE: 14:42 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bú duì wǒ wèi shén me yào gēn há ma bǐ

“Wait, why am I comparing myself to a toad?”

yǒu nǐ yòng dé zhe wǒ de shí hòu CURRENT FOCUS

有 你用 得着我的时候

“You'll need me someday.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN qīng yù gēn wǒ yì qǐ zhuī wáng fēi

青玉 跟我一起追 王妃

“Qingyu, chase it with me! Your Highness.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: ASSERTING FUTURE VALUE
Tone: HUFFY AND SPITEFUL
Emotion: DEFENSIVENESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't write me off just yet—one day you will come begging for my help.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Preserving Leverage and Pride

When dismissed or slighted, speakers frequently invoke future interdependence to salvage dignity and remind the counterpart that social standing or utility fluctuates over time.

INTENT TAGS: #warning #assertion #self_affirmation #saving_face
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
用得着 SPOKEN CHUNK

to have need of; to find useful

A common potential complement construction used to express needing someone or something.

有……的时候 SPOKEN CHUNK

there will come a time when...

A construction used to predict a future scenario where a condition will be met.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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