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《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E28 (08:30) HSK 2
zhè jiù jiào shí lái yùn zhuǎn

这就叫时来运转

“this is what they call a turn of luck.”

《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E28
TIMECODE: 08:30 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN měi qín

美琴

“Meiqin,”

zhè jiù jiào shí lái yùn zhuǎn CURRENT FOCUS

这就叫 时来运转

“this is what they call a turn of luck.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN pù zi hái méi zhuǎn ràng

铺子还没转让

“The shop hasn't been transferred yet,”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: CELEBRATING GOOD LUCK
Tone: OPTIMISTIC
Emotion: JOY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Cyclical View of Luck (运转 / 时运)

Chinese cultural philosophy views personal fortune as cyclical, where perseverance through hardship eventually yields a natural turn of favorable luck.

INTENT TAGS: #celebration #optimism #encouragement #acknowledgment
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
这就叫 SPOKEN CHUNK

this is what you call...

Colloquial formula used to summarize an unfolding situation using an idiom or proverb.

时来运转 SPOKEN CHUNK

fortune turns in one's favor / luck changes for the better

A common four-character idiom (chengyu) used when one's persistent bad luck finally turns into good luck.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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