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《Love Between Lines》 S1·E28 (26:47) HSK 2
nǐ shén me shí hòu huí lái de

你什么时候回来的

“♪ The fireworks stand as our witnesses, as if ♪ When did you get back?”

《Love Between Lines》 S1·E28
TIMECODE: 26:47 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN gōng xǐ

恭喜

“Congratulations. ♪ The motionless night began to shimmer ♪”

nǐ shén me shí hòu huí lái de CURRENT FOCUS

你什么时候 回来 的

“♪ The fireworks stand as our witnesses, as if ♪ When did you get back?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zài nǐ shuō hěn xiǎng wǒ de nà tiān wǎn shàng

“♪ They're listening to our story ♪ On the night you said you really missed me. ♪ I moved closer to you, and you moved closer to me ♪”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: INQUIRING ABOUT TIME
Tone: AFFECTIONATE
Emotion: JOY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You completely surprised me—when did you make it back?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Romantic Surprises (惊喜)

Quietly traveling long distances without advance notice to surprise a loved one is a prominent motif expressing deep devotion in modern Chinese romance.

INTENT TAGS: #inquiry #surprise #welcoming #affection
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
什么时候回来的 SPOKEN CHUNK

when did [you] come back

Uses the '是...的' construction to emphasize the time an already completed event occurred.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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