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《Love Beyond the Grave》 S1·E27 (12:53) HSK 6
nà yě suàn shì lǎo xiāng hǎo le

那也算是老相好了

“is your old acquaintance.”

《Love Beyond the Grave》 S1·E27
TIMECODE: 12:53 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hé zhè lǐ de lǎo bǎn niáng luò xiàn nǎ

和这里的老板娘洛羡哪

“And Luoxian, the lady of this house,”

nà yě suàn shì lǎo xiāng hǎo le CURRENT FOCUS

那也 算是 老相好 了

“is your old acquaintance.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jì rán nǐ yǒu yì xiǎng yǔ wǒ mèi mèi hù xiāng zǒu jìn liǎo jiě

既然你有意想与我妹妹 互相走近了解

“Since you mean to get to know my sister better,”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: MAKING ASSUMPTIONS
Tone: TEASING
Emotion: CURIOSITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“So you have a past with her; let's see how you explain yourself.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Scrutiny of Romantic Integrity

In traditional courtship dynamics, family members closely vet a suitor's past romantic history before allowing him to pursue a female relative.

INTENT TAGS: #probing #teasing #vetting #assessing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
也算是 SPOKEN CHUNK

can be considered as; might as well be called

Use this phrase to make an approximate or slightly conceded judgment.

老相好 SPOKEN CHUNK

old flame; former lover

A colloquial and slightly playful or teasing term for an ex-lover or longstanding romantic acquaintance.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks a newly concluded assessment or state of affairs based on previous information.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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