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《Love Has Fireworks》 S1·E23 (34:44) HSK 4
shì zhè yàng wǒ zhī qián tán guò yí gè nǚ péng yǒu

是这样 我之前谈过一个女朋友

“I'll level with you. I had a girlfriend before.”

《Love Has Fireworks》 S1·E23
TIMECODE: 34:44 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zǒng zhī wǒ duì nǐ de yìn xiàng fēi cháng dì hǎo

“(Start ordering) but I have a good impression of you.”

shì zhè yàng wǒ zhī qián tán guò yí gè nǚ péng yǒu CURRENT FOCUS

是这样 我之前谈过一个女 朋友

“I'll level with you. I had a girlfriend before.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jiāo wǎng le hěn zhǎng shí jiān dōu yǐ jīng dào le tán hūn lùn jià de dì bù le

交往了很长时间 都已经到了谈婚论嫁的地步了

“We were together for a long time. We were about to get married.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: DISCLOSING INFORMATION
Tone: CAUTIOUS
Emotion: APPREHENSION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Before we go any further, there is something serious about my past you need to know.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Transparency on Blind Dates (相亲中的底细交待)

In Chinese dating setups (like xiangqin), disclosing serious past relationships is seen as a sign of integrity and sincerity before discussing marriage potential.

INTENT TAGS: #disclosure #hedging #honesty #preface
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
是这样 SPOKEN CHUNK

the thing is; here is how it is

Use this phrase to introduce an explanation, context, or sensitive background information.

谈过一个女朋友 SPOKEN CHUNK

dated a girlfriend before

A natural everyday expression for having had an ex-girlfriend in the past.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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