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《About Love》 S1·E21 (38:34) HSK 5
nǐ xià wǔ chōu gè kōng jiàn jiàn tā

你下午抽个空见见她

“Find some time to meet her this afternoon.”

《About Love》 S1·E21
TIMECODE: 38:34 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ yǒu gè qīn mèi mèi

我有个亲妹妹

“I have a younger sister.”

nǐ xià wǔ chōu gè kōng jiàn jiàn tā CURRENT FOCUS

你下 午 抽个空见见她

“Find some time to meet her this afternoon.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN rǔ xiàn ái

乳腺癌

“Breast cancer?”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: REQUESTING A FAVOR
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“She is in serious condition, so make this meeting a priority today.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Family Obligations (Qinqing)

In Chinese culture, meeting an ill relative is considered an essential moral obligation, often requested directly without formal polite hedging.

INTENT TAGS: #request #urging #family_duty #scheduling
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
抽个空 SPOKEN CHUNK

find some time / squeeze out a moment

A colloquial phrase used when politely asking someone to fit an activity into their busy schedule.

见见 SPOKEN CHUNK

meet briefly / visit

Verb reduplication used to make the suggested action sound light, casual, and manageable.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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