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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E23 (05:49) HSK 3
tā hái yǒu gōng zuò jiù xiān zǒu le

她还有工作 就先走了

“She still has work. She left first.”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E23
TIMECODE: 05:49 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jiāng yī shēng zǒu le ma

姜医生走了吗

“Has Dr. Jiang left?”

tā hái yǒu gōng zuò jiù xiān zǒu le CURRENT FOCUS

她 还有 工作 就先走了

“She still has work. She left first.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tā zǒu le

她走了

“She's left?”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: RELAYING INFORMATION
Tone: MATTER_OF_FACT
Emotion: CALM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Work Duty Priority

Citing urgent work commitments is considered the most acceptable and face-saving reason to exit social or workplace interactions early in China.

INTENT TAGS: #informing #explaining_absence #clarification
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
先走了 SPOKEN CHUNK

left first / took off already

A standard, polite way to explain that someone had to depart before others.

还有工作 SPOKEN CHUNK

still have work to do

A universally accepted, polite justification for leaving a social or work gathering early.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates a completed action or change of state, signifying that she has already departed.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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