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《The Guilty》 S1·E2 (08:34) HSK 5
hái yǒu liǎng nián jiù bì yè le nǐ men zěn me dǎ suàn de ya

还有两年就毕业了 你们怎么打算的呀

“Only two years till graduation. What are your plans?”

《The Guilty》 S1·E2
TIMECODE: 08:34 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN duì duì duì jiù shì zhè ge BD

对对对 就是这个BD

“Right, right, that BD.”

hái yǒu liǎng nián jiù bì yè le nǐ men zěn me dǎ suàn de ya CURRENT FOCUS

还有 两年就 毕业了 你们 怎么打算的 呀

“Only two years till graduation. What are your plans?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shàng hǎi běi jīng èr xuǎn yī bei

“Either Shanghai or Beijing.”

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Scene: School & Education
Function: INQUIRING FUTURE PLANS
Tone: FRIENDLY
Emotion: CURIOSITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Early Career Planning Pressure

In Chinese universities, students often begin preparing for post-graduation paths (such as graduate school exams, civil service, or moving to Tier-1 cities like Beijing and Shanghai) two years in advance due to intense job market competition.

INTENT TAGS: #asking_plans #small_talk #graduation #friendly_inquiry
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
还有…就…了 SPOKEN CHUNK

only [time] left until...

Use this frame to emphasize that an upcoming milestone or deadline is approaching sooner than expected.

怎么打算的 SPOKEN CHUNK

what are the plans; how do you plan to handle it

A very natural, conversational way to ask someone about their future intentions regarding career, life, or travel.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks an impending change of state (graduating soon).

Modal Particle「呀」 (ya) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the question, making it sound warm, caring, and non-intrusive.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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