《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E27 (29:12)
HSK 5
nián fāng duō dà ya
年方多大呀
“And how old is she?”
《Pursuit of Jade》
S1·E27
TIMECODE: 29:12
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
xìng shèn míng shuí
姓甚名谁
“you just married?”
nián fāng duō dà ya
CURRENT FOCUS
年方 多大 呀
“And how old is she?”
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Scene:
Historical & Court
Function:
INQUIRING INFORMATION
Tone:
INQUISITIVE
Emotion:
CURIOSITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
💡 Cultural Insight: Matchmaking Background Check (Cha Hu Kou)
Traditional inquiries about someone's name, family origin, and exact age were standard practice for evaluating marital compatibility and lineage.
INTENT TAGS:
#inquiry
#curiosity
#information_gathering
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1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
年方
SPOKEN CHUNK
age around / exactly aged
A classical, literary term typically used before numbers when discussing the youth of a woman or young man.
Modal Particle「呀」 (ya)
CHANGE OF STATE
Softens the inquiry, making the question sound approachable and engaged rather than an interrogation.
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1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E27 (29:12) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus