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《Veil of Shadows》 S1·E5 (25:28) HSK 5
jiù wèi le shǒu zhe yí gè rén

就为了守着一个人

“and living in hiding just to stay by one person.”

《Veil of Shadows》 S1·E5
TIMECODE: 25:28 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yǐn xìng mái míng

隐姓埋名

“and living in hiding just to stay by one person.”

jiù wèi le shǒu zhe yí gè rén CURRENT FOCUS

就为了 守着一个人

“and living in hiding just to stay by one person.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN lián zuì jiǎn dān de shì qíng yě bù néng shǐ yòng fǎ shù yǐ zhì yú biàn tǐ lín shāng

连最简单的事情也不能使用法术 以至于遍体鳞伤

“No magic for even the simplest things, ending up with cuts and bruises.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: EXPRESSING REGRET
Tone: PLAINTIVE
Emotion: SADNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Was it really worth throwing away everything just to stay by their side?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Guarding devotion (Shou Hou)

Reflects the traditional ideal of silent, enduring loyalty to a loved one despite personal suffering.

INTENT TAGS: #devotion #sympathy #lamenting #evaluation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
守着一个人 SPOKEN CHUNK

to stay by someone's side; to guard someone faithfully

Used to describe steadfast romantic devotion or keeping constant vigil over someone.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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