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《Sunsets Secrets Regrets》 S1·E16 (01:27) HSK 2
nǐ men cáng hǎo le ma wǒ yào kāi shǐ zhǎo le

你们藏好了吗 我要开始找了

“Are you done hiding? I'm going to start looking!”

《Sunsets Secrets Regrets》 S1·E16
TIMECODE: 01:27 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN èr yī

二 一

“Two. One.”

nǐ men cáng hǎo le ma wǒ yào kāi shǐ zhǎo le CURRENT FOCUS

你们 藏好了吗 我要 开始找了

“Are you done hiding? I'm going to start looking!”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè

这

“Well...”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: ANNOUNCING INTENTION
Tone: CHEERFUL
Emotion: PLAYFULNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Resultative Complements (好)

In spoken Chinese, using '好' as a complement after a verb indicates not merely the completion of an action, but that it was done satisfactorily and is ready.

INTENT TAGS: #game_rule #checking_readiness #announcement #playful
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
藏好了吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

are you hidden yet?; have you finished hiding?

Combines the verb '藏' (hide) with the completion complement '好' (ready/done) to ask if an action is properly finished.

要开始……了 SPOKEN CHUNK

about to start...

A fundamental sentence pattern indicating an imminent action that is about to begin.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Transforms the statement into a direct yes-no question checking readiness.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates imminent change of state when paired with '要' (about to happen).

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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