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《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E11 (38:29) HSK 2
cóng shén me shí hòu kāi shǐ de

从什么时候开始的

“Since when?”

《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E11
TIMECODE: 38:29 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ cáng sī fáng qián

你藏私房钱

“You've been keeping a secret stash.”

cóng shén me shí hòu kāi shǐ de CURRENT FOCUS

从什么时候开始的

“Since when?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN hái yǒu duō shǎo

还有多少

“And how much is left?”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: INTERROGATING
Tone: INQUISITIVE
Emotion: SUSPICION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't try to hide it anymore; confess right now how long you have been lying to me.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Sifangqian (Private Stash)

In Chinese domestic culture, hiding private savings ('sifangqian') from a spouse is a common comedic trope and a recurring source of household squabbles.

INTENT TAGS: #cross_examination #probing #holding_accountable #interrogation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
从什么时候开始 SPOKEN CHUNK

since when / starting from what time

A very common conversational formula used to inquire about the onset of an ongoing action or state.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Part of the cleft construction 'shi... de' used here to emphasize the specific time an action commenced.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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