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《Road to Success》 S1·E19 (11:34) HSK 5
yīn wèi xiū xué le yī nián suǒ yǐ hé wǒ tóng jiè

因为休学了一年 所以和我同届

“Because he took a year off, he was in the same grade as me.”

《Road to Success》 S1·E19
TIMECODE: 11:34 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dà wǒ yī jiè

大我一届

“He's one grade above me.”

yīn wèi xiū xué le yī nián suǒ yǐ hé wǒ tóng jiè CURRENT FOCUS

因为 休学了一年 所以和我 同届

“Because he took a year off, he was in the same grade as me.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ jì de tā zuì xǐ huān yán jiū hú dié biāo běn dāng nián

“I remember he loved studying butterfly specimens. Back then,”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: CLARIFYING INFORMATION
Tone: INFORMATIVE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: School Cohort Hierarchy (Jie)

In Chinese culture, seniority in school cohorts (jie) establishes subtle social seniority, making gaps or overlapping cohorts a common topic of clarification.

INTENT TAGS: #clarification #explaining_cause #sharing_background #informing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
休学 SPOKEN CHUNK

to suspend schooling; take a leave of absence

Commonly used in academic contexts to describe taking a temporary break from studies.

同届 SPOKEN CHUNK

in the same graduating class or cohort

Used to describe peers who graduate or enter school in the exact same school year.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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