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《The Heir》 S1·E27 (13:38) HSK 3
zhè liǎng nián hǎo jiǔ méi kāi hūn le

这两年好久没开荤了

“It hasn't tasted blood for a long time in recent two years.”

《The Heir》 S1·E27
TIMECODE: 13:38 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN qián xiē nián sòng zǒu guò hěn duō rén

前些年送走过很多人

“took many lives years ago.”

zhè liǎng nián hǎo jiǔ méi kāi hūn le CURRENT FOCUS

这两年 好久没 开荤 了

“It hasn't tasted blood for a long time in recent two years.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ zài chī zuì hòu sān kǒu

你再吃最后三口

“Take three more bites.”

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Scene: Dining & Food
Function: STATING DESIRE
Tone: INDULGENT AND PLEADING
Emotion: ANTICIPATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Mourning Abstinence and Dietary Vows (守孝与开荤)

In traditional Chinese culture, periods following family bereavements (前些年送走过很多人) often demanded vegetarian mourning rituals; '开荤' marks a return to worldly indulgence.

INTENT TAGS: #craving #justification #indulgence #pleading
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
好久没 SPOKEN CHUNK

haven't done something in a long time

A fundamental daily phrase used before verbs to highlight prolonged absence of an activity.

开荤 SPOKEN CHUNK

to break a vegetarian fast / to finally eat meat

Literally eating non-vegetarian food after abstinence; also colloquially used metaphorically for indulging in forbidden or long-missed pleasures.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks the current duration and culmination of not having tasted meat.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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