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《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E7 (18:44) HSK 4
xiāng qīn yào duō jiàn jǐ gè shí zài bù xíng jiàn shí jǐ gè

相亲要多见几个 实在不行 见十几个

“Go on more blind dates before getting married. You should go on as many blind dates as you can.”

《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E7
TIMECODE: 18:44 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ yě yī yàng qiān wàn bù néng zháo jí gèng bù néng còu hé

“It's the same for you. You mustn't be impatient. Never settle for less. Go on more blind dates before getting married.”

xiāng qīn yào duō jiàn jǐ gè shí zài bù xíng jiàn shí jǐ gè CURRENT FOCUS

相亲 要多见几个 实在不行 见十几个

“Go on more blind dates before getting married. You should go on as many blind dates as you can.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN rán hòu nǐ jiù màn màn bǐ jiào nǐ jiù néng zhǎo dào nà wǒ dé

“After that, compare all of the candidates. You'll... If so, I don't think”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: GIVING ADVICE
Tone: EARNEST
Emotion: CARING
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Blind Dating Culture (Xiangqin)

In Chinese society, blind dating is widely treated as a pragmatic, numbers-driven screening process to evaluate suitable life partners.

INTENT TAGS: #advising #encouragement #practical_suggestion
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
相亲 SPOKEN CHUNK

blind date arranged for marriage

A core term in modern Chinese dating culture referring to formal match-making meetings.

实在不行 SPOKEN CHUNK

if all else fails; as a last resort

Commonly used in spoken Chinese to introduce a fallback plan or extreme option.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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