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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E36 (08:18) HSK 5
nǐ kě yǐ zài tā huí lái de shí hòu zhuā jǐn zhǎo tā tán

你可以 在他回来的时候 抓紧找他谈

“You can take the time to talk to him when he returns.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E36
TIMECODE: 08:18 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bǎo hù qū de jiàn lì kě néng shì zài bì xíng

“establishing the reserve might be inevitable.”

nǐ kě yǐ zài tā huí lái de shí hòu zhuā jǐn zhǎo tā tán CURRENT FOCUS

你可以 在 他 回来 的时候 抓紧找他谈

“You can take the time to talk to him when he returns.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè ge xìn xī fā le shí qī nián le

“This message was sent 17 years ago.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: GIVING ADVICE
Tone: PRAGMATIC
Emotion: URGENCY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Direct Communication Windows (Tan)

In Chinese institutional culture, '找...谈' implies initiating a serious, focused one-on-one discussion to resolve key issues before bureaucratic momentum makes changes irreversible.

INTENT TAGS: #advising #urgency #strategic_timing #action_oriented
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
抓紧 SPOKEN CHUNK

lose no time / hurry up and do something

Extremely common in workplace contexts to emphasize urgency and seizing a tight window of opportunity.

在...的时候 SPOKEN CHUNK

when / at the moment of

A fundamental grammatical frame specifying the timing for taking action.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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