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《The Truth》 S1·E15 (32:51) HSK 1
shí sì fēn zhōng kě yǐ

十四分钟 可以

“14 minutes. Okay.”

《The Truth》 S1·E15
TIMECODE: 32:51 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bàn gè xiǎo shí

半个小时

“Half an hour.”

shí sì fēn zhōng kě yǐ CURRENT FOCUS

十四分钟 可以

“14 minutes. Okay.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ hé tā zǎo jiù lí hūn le

我和她早就离婚了

“I divorced her long ago.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: GRANTING PERMISSION
Tone: CURT
Emotion: SERIOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You have fourteen minutes and not a second more.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Laconic Concession

Using terse words like '可以' without modal particles conveys businesslike firmness and minimal emotional warmth during tense agreements.

INTENT TAGS: #concession #time_bargaining #agreement #firmness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
可以 SPOKEN CHUNK

acceptable / that works / agreed

Used to express agreement or consent, often concise and matter-of-fact.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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