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《Love Has Fireworks》 S1·E35 (35:53) HSK 7
nǐ zhī dào duō dà le ma tā kuài liù shí le nǐ yě bù fàng guò

你知道多大了吗 他快六十了 你也不放过

“Do you know how old he is? He's almost sixty.”

《Love Has Fireworks》 S1·E35
TIMECODE: 35:53 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǎng sā tǐng dà ya

网撒挺大呀

“You've cast a wide net indeed.”

nǐ zhī dào duō dà le ma tā kuài liù shí le nǐ yě bù fàng guò CURRENT FOCUS

你知道 多大 了吗 他快六十了 你 也不 放过

“Do you know how old he is? He's almost sixty.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ xiā shuō shén me shén me sā wǎng míng míng shì tā guò lái gēn wǒ dā huà de

“What are you talking about? What net? He was the one who came up to me.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: REPROACHING
Tone: CRITICAL
Emotion: DISGUST
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are so desperate for attention that you are shamelessly flirting with elderly men.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Casting a Wide Net (撒网)

In contemporary Chinese dating discourse, 'casting a wide net' describes leading on multiple suitors or flirting indiscriminately, often viewed with skepticism or moral reproach.

INTENT TAGS: #criticism #accusation #teasing #shaming
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
也不放过 SPOKEN CHUNK

not even sparing (someone); hitting on someone without exception

Used colloquially to criticize someone's lack of boundaries, self-restraint, or indiscriminate romantic pursuit.

快六十了 SPOKEN CHUNK

almost sixty years old

A typical colloquial construction '快...了' meaning nearly reaching a certain age or milestone.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Directs a sharp, incredulous question at the listener.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates a newly reached age state, adding emphatic weight to the criticism.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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