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《Our Dazzling Days》 S1·E10 (25:23) HSK 4
děng nǐ gāo kǎo wán le zài màn màn gēn nǐ shuō

等你高考完了再慢慢跟你说

“until after your exams to tell you properly.”

《Our Dazzling Days》 S1·E10
TIMECODE: 25:23 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ xín sī děng nǐ zhǎng dà le

我寻思等你长大了

“I wanted to wait until you grew up,”

děng nǐ gāo kǎo wán le zài màn màn gēn nǐ shuō CURRENT FOCUS

等你 高 考完了 再 慢慢跟你说

“until after your exams to tell you properly.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè shì wǒ wǒ péng yǒu

这是我 我朋友

“This is... my friend.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: POSTPONING DISCUSSION
Tone: GENTLE
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I cannot tell you the truth right now because it would ruin your preparation for the exam.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Prioritizing the Gaokao

In Chinese society, the Gaokao exam is viewed as life-defining, leading parents and families to hide serious family crises or illnesses from students until it is completed.

INTENT TAGS: #postponing #protecting #evasion #reassurance
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
等……完了再…… SPOKEN CHUNK

wait until ... is finished before ...

A common structure used to defer an action or conversation until a specific prerequisite event concludes.

慢慢跟你说 SPOKEN CHUNK

explain to you thoroughly at a later time

Often used to comfort someone and signal that a topic is too complicated or sensitive to rush through immediately.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
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