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《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E12 (41:47) HSK 4
xiǎo huǒ zi nǐ jiào shén me míng zì a nǐ jīn nián duō dà le

小伙子你叫什么名字啊 你今年多大了

“What's your name? How old are you?”

《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E12
TIMECODE: 41:47 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN tán duì xiàng le ma

谈对象了吗

“Do you have a girlfriend?”

xiǎo huǒ zi nǐ jiào shén me míng zì a nǐ jīn nián duō dà le CURRENT FOCUS

小伙子 你叫什么名字 啊 你今年 多大了

“What's your name? How old are you?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ yǒu gè zhí nǚ jīn nián èr shí le hái méi yǒu jié hūn ne wǒ jiào fèi tíng

我有个侄女今年二十了 还没有结婚呢 我叫费霆

“I have a niece. She's twenty. She's single. My name is Fei Ting.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: INQUIRING BACKGROUND
Tone: INQUISITIVE AND CORDIAL
Emotion: CURIOSITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Let me see if your age and profile match my niece for a blind date.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Enthusiastic Matchmaking (热心相亲)

Older generations in China often take proactive social initiative to inquire about young people's marital and age status to play the role of matchmaker.

INTENT TAGS: #vetting #inquiry #matchmaking #curiosity
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
小伙子 SPOKEN CHUNK

young man; lad

A familiar, warm term of address used by older adults toward younger men.

多大了 SPOKEN CHUNK

how old are you

Standard conversational inquiry about age suitable for peers or younger people.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the direct question to make the inquiry sound friendly rather than invasive.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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