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《Sunsets Secrets Regrets》 S1·E4 (25:03) HSK 7
chí zǎo yào chū dà shì de

迟早要出大事的

“Something bad will happen sooner or later.”

《Sunsets Secrets Regrets》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 25:03 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN sōng lài sān nà rén bù kào pǔ

松 赖三那人不靠谱

“Song, Lai San is unreliable.”

chí zǎo yào chū dà shì de CURRENT FOCUS

迟早要出大事 的

“Something bad will happen sooner or later.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ gēn zhe tā bù rú gēn zhe jiǎng chéng

你跟着他 不如跟着蒋诚

“Working with him is not as good as working with Jiang Cheng.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: WARNING AND PERSUADING
Tone: CAUTIONARY
Emotion: CONCERN
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“If you stay with him, he is going to drag you down into serious trouble.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Evaluating Personal Reliability (Kaopu)

In Chinese social and work networks, judging whether a leader or partner is 'reliable' is crucial; associating with reckless individuals is seen as inviting inevitable personal ruin.

INTENT TAGS: #warning #prediction #persuasion #disapproval
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
迟早 SPOKEN CHUNK

sooner or later; eventually

Used before a verb phrase to indicate that an outcome is inevitable over time, often used for warnings.

出大事 SPOKEN CHUNK

to get into serious trouble; for a major disaster to happen

Very common in spoken Chinese when warning someone that current reckless behavior will lead to severe consequences.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Used at the end of the statement to express high certainty and conviction about a future prediction.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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