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《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E24 (24:03) HSK 7
nà rén zài jiā lǐ zhù le liǎng tiān yī shēng bù kēng jiù zǒu le

那人在家里住了两天 一声不吭就走了

“That person stayed at our home for a couple of days, then left without a word.”

《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E24
TIMECODE: 24:03 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN pèng dào le wǒ

碰到了我

“it's me you ran into.”

nà rén zài jiā lǐ zhù le liǎng tiān yī shēng bù kēng jiù zǒu le CURRENT FOCUS

那人 在家里住 了两天 一声不吭 就走了

“That person stayed at our home for a couple of days, then left without a word.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN guò le dà gài yǒu dà bàn nián ba

过了大概有大半年吧

“About half a year later,”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: NARRATING PAST EVENTS
Tone: NARRATIVE
Emotion: CONFUSION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“That guy had no manners at all—he just vanished without a word after freeloading.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Etiquette of Hospitality (Dao Bie)

In Chinese social etiquette, bidding farewell formally (道别) and expressing gratitude to a host is essential; leaving 'without a peep' is considered extremely peculiar and disrespectful.

INTENT TAGS: #narrating #complaining #criticism #storytelling
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
一声不吭 SPOKEN CHUNK

without uttering a single word / completely silent

An idiomatic four-character idiom widely used to describe someone leaving or acting without any communication.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks the completion of the action of leaving and signals an abrupt outcome.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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