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《Dog Man》 S1·E7 (23:47) HSK 5
nián qīng de shí hòu zhǎng dé chāo xiàng

年轻的时候长得超像

“when he was younger.”

《Dog Man》 S1·E7
TIMECODE: 23:47 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ gēn wǒ yí gè péng yǒu

你跟我一个朋友

“You look exactly like a friend of mine”

nián qīng de shí hòu zhǎng dé chāo xiàng CURRENT FOCUS

年轻的时候 长得超像

“when he was younger.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ shì a wǒ shì

我是啊 我是

“Yeah. That's me.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: REMARKING RESEMBLANCE
Tone: CASUAL
Emotion: SURPRISE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Social Icebreaking via Resemblance (套近乎)

Claiming that a new acquaintance looks like an old friend is a classic social tactic in Chinese culture to build immediate rapport.

INTENT TAGS: #icebreaking #reminiscing #observing #bonding
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
年轻的时候 SPOKEN CHUNK

when young / in one's youth

A very common time phrase used to introduce memories or past physical states.

长得超像 SPOKEN CHUNK

look extremely alike

Colloquial structure using '超' (super) to intensify visual similarity.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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