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《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E16 (06:04) HSK 1
wǒ men zǎo jiù qiān hǎo zì le

我们早就签好字了

“We signed it a long time ago.”

《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E16
TIMECODE: 06:04 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN quán bù miǎn fèi

全部免费

“completely free of charge.”

wǒ men zǎo jiù qiān hǎo zì le CURRENT FOCUS

我们 早就签好字了

“We signed it a long time ago.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN ā jiāng zì jǐ de yì yuàn

阿江自己的意愿

“It was Jiang's own wish.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: CONFIRMING PRIOR AGREEMENT
Tone: MATTER-OF-FACT
Emotion: CALMNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't worry about the formalities; we already gave our legal consent.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Legal and Formal Procedure Awareness

Pointing out that a document is signed emphasizes compliance with formal rules and respects the individual's confirmed personal decision.

INTENT TAGS: #confirmation #reassurance #clarification #formality
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
早就 SPOKEN CHUNK

long ago; already since way back

Used before a verb to emphasize that an action took place earlier than expected or assumed.

签字 SPOKEN CHUNK

to sign; to affix one's signature

Commonly used both informally and professionally when agreeing to terms or documents.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates completion of the action and a current relevant state.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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