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《The Truth》 S1·E14 (34:19) HSK 7
shèn zhì yào gēn tā duàn jué guān xì

甚至要跟她断绝关系

“We even threatened to cut ties with her.”

《The Truth》 S1·E14
TIMECODE: 34:19 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zán men gāi shuō gāi mà

“We've said our piece and scolded her.”

shèn zhì yào gēn tā duàn jué guān xì CURRENT FOCUS

甚至要跟她 断绝关系

“We even threatened to cut ties with her.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tā bù dōu tiě le xīn de yào gēn zhè ge xìng liào de zài yì qǐ ma

她不都铁了心的 要跟这个姓廖的在一起吗

“Wasn't she still dead set on being with that Liao guy?”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: EMPHASIZING EXTREME MEASURES
Tone: INDIGNANT
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“We tried everything, even the ultimate threat of disowning her, but nothing worked.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Severing Family Ties (Duanjue Guanxi)

Threatening to sever kinship ties represents an ultimate parental sanction in Chinese culture, reflecting deep familial control over marriage choices.

INTENT TAGS: #emphasis #venting #frustration #family_conflict
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
断绝关系 SPOKEN CHUNK

sever ties; cut off relations

Used in serious family or interpersonal conflicts to denote permanent disowning or estrangement.

甚至 SPOKEN CHUNK

even; go so far as to

An adverb used to introduce an extreme or unexpected degree of action.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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