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《Lady Liberty》 S1·E23 (42:20) HSK 2
tā shí bù shí jiù huì lái zhǎo wǒ

她时不时就会来找我

“She drops by sometimes.”

《Lady Liberty》 S1·E23
TIMECODE: 42:20 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN gǎi tiān zài lái

改天再来

“I'll come another time.”

tā shí bù shí jiù huì lái zhǎo wǒ CURRENT FOCUS

她 时不时 就会 来找我

“She drops by sometimes.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN liáo de dōu shì kàn kàn yǒu méi yǒu hé zuò jī huì de shì qíng

聊的都是 看看有没有合作机会的事情

“We talk about possible cooperation.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: EXPLAINING SITUATION
Tone: MATTER-OF-FACT
Emotion: NEUTRALITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“She drops by regularly, but it's purely for networking and business.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Guanxi Cultivation via Persistent Visits

In Chinese business culture, maintaining regular drop-in visits under the pretext of 'exploring cooperation' is a common strategy to build and maintain network ties.

INTENT TAGS: #explaining #clarifying #describing_habit #contextualizing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
时不时 SPOKEN CHUNK

from time to time; every now and then

A colloquial adverb used to describe recurring, unscheduled actions.

找我 SPOKEN CHUNK

reach out to me; drop by to see me

Standard spoken phrasing for visiting or contacting someone for a specific purpose.

Modal Particle「就」 (jiu) CHANGE OF STATE

Adverb used here to highlight the habitual readiness and frequency with which the action occurs.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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