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《River Sunset》 S1·E44 (40:09) HSK 1
zhōng nián bā shí suì

终年八十岁

“Aged 80.”

《River Sunset》 S1·E44
TIMECODE: 40:09 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yī jiǔ bā qī nián yīn bìng shì shì
一九八七年因病逝世 →

“He died of illness in 1987.”

zhōng nián bā shí suì CURRENT FOCUS

终年八十岁

“Aged 80.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zì dù lì tè shì jiàn hòu
自杜立特事件後 →

“After the Doolittle incident,”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: REPORTING INFORMATION
Tone: OBJECTIVE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Formal Biographical Epitaphs

In Chinese formal prose, specific classical-derived vocabulary like '终年' is strictly preferred over colloquial expressions when summarizing someone's life.

INTENT TAGS: #informing #historical_recap #biographical #stating_facts
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
终年 SPOKEN CHUNK

died at the age of; lived to the age of

A formal written and broadcast term used specifically when stating a deceased person's age at death.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

0 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
GRAMMAR BLUEPRINTS:
... → 终年八十岁 →
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

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EXPLORE BY SEMANTIC SIMILARITY
终年六十二岁
《长河落日》
90% Match
终年六十二岁
zhōng nián liù shí èr suì

“He was 62 years old.”

《River Sunset》 S1·E44 (40:09) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus