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《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E16 (21:08) HSK 5
dà xué shí hòu chù le sān nián suǒ yǐ nǐ diào guò lái shì wèi le tā

大学时候处了三年 所以你调过来是为了他

“We dated for three years in college. So you transferred here because of him?”

《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E16
TIMECODE: 21:08 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN què shí shì

确实是

“Yes.”

dà xué shí hòu chù le sān nián suǒ yǐ nǐ diào guò lái shì wèi le tā CURRENT FOCUS

大学时候 处了三年 所以你 调过来 是 为了 他

“We dated for three years in college. So you transferred here because of him?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN gēn tā méi guān xì

跟他没关系

“It has nothing to do with him.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: PRYING INQUIRY
Tone: PROBING
Emotion: CURIOSITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Admit it, you came all this way just to get back together with him, didn't you?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Casual Boundary Inquiries (Badao / Gossiping)

In Chinese informal circles, asking directly about personal romantic motivations behind career moves is often seen as caring intimacy rather than an intrusive breach of privacy.

INTENT TAGS: #gossiping #probing #speculation #teasing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

3 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
大学时候 SPOKEN CHUNK

back in college / during university days

A frequent time frame expression used when reminiscing about student days.

处了 SPOKEN CHUNK

dated / been together

Colloquial northern Chinese shorthand for being in a romantic relationship (处对象).

为了他 SPOKEN CHUNK

for his sake / because of him

Expresses purpose or motivation directed toward a person.

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2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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