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《How Dare You!?》 S1·E23 (08:06) HSK 3
xíng le jiù děng nǐ le kuài zuò xià ba

行了 就等你了 快坐下吧

“We've been waiting for you. Come sit down.”

《How Dare You!?》 S1·E23
TIMECODE: 08:06 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hái shì yuān yāng de

还是鸳鸯的

“Two soup bases too!”

xíng le jiù děng nǐ le kuài zuò xià ba CURRENT FOCUS

行了 就等你了 快坐下吧

“We've been waiting for you. Come sit down.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zǎo zhī dào nǐ men guò de shì zhè zhǒng rì zi

“If I'd known you lived like this,”

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Scene: Dining & Food
Function: WELCOMING
Tone: WELCOMING
Emotion: WARMTH
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Table Inclusiveness and Punctuality

Saying 'we were just waiting for you' signals that the meal or meeting could not properly commence without the full group, expressing both inclusion and hospitable relief.

INTENT TAGS: #welcoming #hospitality #casual invitation #group cohesion
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

3 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
行了 SPOKEN CHUNK

all right / that's enough

Commonly used to cut off unnecessary fuss, apologies, or delays and move on to the next action.

就等你了 SPOKEN CHUNK

we were just waiting on you

A warm, ubiquitous phrase used when the last member of a party or meal arrives.

快坐下 SPOKEN CHUNK

hurry and sit down

An informal, hospitable command inviting a guest or family member to take a seat.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks completion of waiting upon the person's arrival.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the imperative 'sit down' into a warm, encouraging invitation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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