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《The Truth》 S1·E15 (06:12) HSK 3
dàn shì rén zǒng shì yào wǎng qián kàn de

但是人总是要往前看的

“But people have to move forward.”

《The Truth》 S1·E15
TIMECODE: 06:12 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ duì wǒ de tài dù wǒ yě zhī dào wǒ zhī dào nǐ xīn lǐ yǒu gè rén

你对我的态度我也知道 我知道你心里有个人

“I know how you feel about me. There's someone in your heart.”

dàn shì rén zǒng shì yào wǎng qián kàn de CURRENT FOCUS

但是 人总是要 往前看 的

“But people have to move forward.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN péng yǒu yě kě yǐ gèng jìn yí bù de ya

“Friends can take things to the next level.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: PERSUADING
Tone: EARNEST
Emotion: HOPE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You need to move on from the past and pay attention to me instead.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Emotional Pragmatism (Wang Qian Kan)

Chinese interpersonal communication often employs philosophical platitudes about moving forward to gently dismantle emotional resistance without direct confrontation.

INTENT TAGS: #persuasion #encouragement #courtship #moving_on
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
往前看 SPOKEN CHUNK

look forward / move on with life

Widely used to encourage someone stuck in emotional distress or past memories to focus on the future.

总是要 SPOKEN CHUNK

inevitably must / bound to

Expresses an unavoidable truth or natural necessity in human life.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Reinforces certainty and emphasizes conviction regarding the general truth being stated.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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