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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E3 (37:53) HSK 2
wǒ sì suì de shí hòu dū huì bāo jiǎo zi le

我四岁的时候都会包饺子了

“I could make dumplings when I was four.”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E3
TIMECODE: 37:53 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yǒu zhè gōng fu nǐ dōu kě yǐ duō gěi tā bō jǐ gè le zěn me xué bú huì

有这工夫 你都可以多给她剥几个了 怎么学不会

“With this time, you could peel a few more for her. Why not?”

wǒ sì suì de shí hòu dū huì bāo jiǎo zi le CURRENT FOCUS

我四岁 的时候 都会 包饺子 了

“I could make dumplings when I was four.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN lái xiǎo lóng bāo nǐ zì jǐ xué zhe bō yí gè

“Come on, Xiaolongbao, try peeling one yourself.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: BOASTING
Tone: BOASTFUL
Emotion: PRIDE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“If I could do complex tasks at that age, she should at least learn how to peel one herself.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Early Self-Reliance in Upbringing

Older generations in China often cite their early mastery of domestic chores to criticize overprotectiveness toward modern children.

INTENT TAGS: #comparison #parenting #boasting #expectation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
包饺子 SPOKEN CHUNK

make dumplings

Standard collocation describing the action of wrapping and making Chinese dumplings.

……的时候 SPOKEN CHUNK

when; at the time of

Basic temporal structure used to specify an age or time period.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Emphasizes the early completion or achievement of the ability, paired with 都.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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