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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E36 (18:38) HSK 5
zǎo wǎn huì yǒu rén zhī dào

早晚会有人知道

“will be known sooner or later.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E36
TIMECODE: 18:38 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ gàn de nà xiē ā zā shì

“Those dirty things you did”

zǎo wǎn huì yǒu rén zhī dào CURRENT FOCUS

早晚会有人知道

“will be known sooner or later.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhēn hǎo a

真好啊

“Wonderful.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: WARNING
Tone: THREATENING
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You won't get away with this forever; your secret will blow up.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Karmic Inevitability (纸包不住火)

Chinese cultural narratives often emphasize that wrongdoing cannot stay concealed permanently and truth inevitably surfaces.

INTENT TAGS: #warning #confrontation #intimidation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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早晚 SPOKEN CHUNK

sooner or later

A very common time adverb used to predict inevitable outcomes, often with a cautionary or ominous undertone.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

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