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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E19 (08:07) HSK 3
shén me shí hòu bǎ tā dài huí lái wǒ men jiàn jiàn

什么时候 把她带回来我们见见

“Find one day and bring her back to meet us.”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E19
TIMECODE: 08:07 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ jiù zhī dào nǐ mán bù liǎo mā mā

“I knew it. You can't hide anything from me.”

shén me shí hòu bǎ tā dài huí lái wǒ men jiàn jiàn CURRENT FOCUS

什么时候 把她带回来 我们 见见

“Find one day and bring her back to meet us.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè cái nǎ dào nǎ

这才哪到哪

“It's still too early.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: MAKING A REQUEST
Tone: COAXING
Emotion: ANTICIPATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You need to bring her home so we can see if she is suitable for marriage.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Parental Vetting (见家长)

Bringing a partner home to meet parents is a milestone in Chinese dating, signaling serious intent toward marriage and inviting parental approval.

INTENT TAGS: #inquiry #probing #parental_pressure #vetting
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
带回来 SPOKEN CHUNK

bring (someone) home

Commonly used when referring to introducing a romantic partner to one's parents.

见见 SPOKEN CHUNK

meet / have a brief look

Duplication of the verb softens the tone, making an intense parental scrutiny sound casual.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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