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《Wishing Upon the Shooting Stars》 S1·E7 (09:17) HSK 4
hái liú le nà me jiǔ

还留了那么久

“Why have you kept it for so long?”

《Wishing Upon the Shooting Stars》 S1·E7
TIMECODE: 09:17 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ wèi shén me yào pīn huí nà zhāng tú

“Why did you put it back together?”

hái liú le nà me jiǔ CURRENT FOCUS

还 留 了那么久

“Why have you kept it for so long?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ yào wǒ jiāo gěi tā yòu shì shén me yì si

“What do you mean by asking me to hand it over to him?”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: QUESTIONING MOTIVES
Tone: PROBING
Emotion: SUSPICION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You clearly still care about him if you kept it all this time.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Emotional Keepsakes (定情物/留念)

In Chinese romantic discourse, retaining tokens from an ex-partner or past interest is often scrutinized as proof of lingering attachment.

INTENT TAGS: #confronting #probing #jealousy #questioning
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
那么久 SPOKEN CHUNK

that long / for such a long time

Used to emphasize an unexpectedly or inappropriately extended duration.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks the completion and continuation of the state of keeping the object up to the present reference point.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

0 EXPR · 6 GRAMMAR
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