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《Dog Man》 S1·E5 (16:17) HSK 4
zhè yàng wǒ men jiù huì yǒu gèng duō shí jiān hǎo hǎo xiǎng qīng chǔ

这样我们就会有更多时间好好想清楚

“we can take more time and really think it through.”

《Dog Man》 S1·E5
TIMECODE: 16:17 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bú shì a

不是啊

“So…”

zhè yàng wǒ men jiù huì yǒu gèng duō shí jiān hǎo hǎo xiǎng qīng chǔ CURRENT FOCUS

这样 我们 就 会有更多 时间 好好想清楚

“we can take more time and really think it through.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yǒu a wǒ men zhī qián hěn duō shí jiān xiǎng dé hěn qīng chǔ la

有啊 我们之前很多时间 想得很清楚啦

“We already did. We've had plenty of time.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: PROPOSING DELAY
Tone: CONCILIATORY
Emotion: HESITATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Let's take a step back and stop suffocating each other right now; we need distance.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Euphemistic Cooling-Off

Saying 'we need time to think clearly' (好好想清楚) is often a polite, face-saving euphemism in Chinese romantic communication for initiating a breakup or trial separation without explicit confrontation.

INTENT TAGS: #hedging #delaying #seeking_space #rationalizing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
想清楚 SPOKEN CHUNK

to think through; to figure out clearly

A resultative complement construction frequently used when deliberating major life or relationship decisions.

好好 SPOKEN CHUNK

properly; thoroughly

Placed before verbs to express doing something with thorough attention and dedication.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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