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《Fate Chooses You》 S1·E11 (24:09) HSK 3
jǐ wàn rén zǒng shì yǒu de

几万人总是有的

“tens of thousands of them.”

《Fate Chooses You》 S1·E11
TIMECODE: 24:09 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zěn me zhe

怎么着

“there are at least”

jǐ wàn rén zǒng shì yǒu de CURRENT FOCUS

几万人 总是有的

“tens of thousands of them.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè ge qīng hóng jiào a

这个青虹教啊

“This Qinghong Sect”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: GIVING ESTIMATE
Tone: ASSERTIVE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Hedging with Baseline Confidence

Phrases like '总是有的' allow speakers to provide an assertive baseline estimate without committing to a precise census figure.

INTENT TAGS: #estimation #assertion #speculation #informing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
几万人 SPOKEN CHUNK

tens of thousands of people

A common way to give an approximate headcount in the tens of thousands.

总是有的 SPOKEN CHUNK

there are bound to be at least; at the very least

Appended after an estimated number or quantity to indicate an assertive minimum baseline.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 5 GRAMMAR
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