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《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E16 (22:15) HSK 3
wǒ gēn liú wěi zǎo jiù jié shù le xiàn zài zhǐ shì tóng shì

我跟刘伟早就结束了 现在只是同事

“Liu Wei and I ended long ago. We're just colleagues now.”

《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E16
TIMECODE: 22:15 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ fàng xīn ba

你放心吧

“Don't worry.”

wǒ gēn liú wěi zǎo jiù jié shù le xiàn zài zhǐ shì tóng shì CURRENT FOCUS

我跟刘伟 早就 结束了 现在只是 同事

“Liu Wei and I ended long ago. We're just colleagues now.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN niàn niàn bù wàng zhè zhǒng shì wǒ bù shàn cháng

“I'm not good at holding onto the past.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: CLARIFYING BOUNDARIES
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: CALMNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“There is nothing between us anymore, so stop making assumptions.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Drawing Lines in Workplace Romance

Explicitly declaring a relationship finished is crucial in Chinese social contexts to avoid workplace rumors and preserve professionalism.

INTENT TAGS: #reassurance #boundary_setting #clarification
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
早就结束了 SPOKEN CHUNK

ended long ago

Use this phrase to emphasize that a relationship, conflict, or event is completely in the past.

只是同事 SPOKEN CHUNK

merely colleagues / just coworkers

A common way to define a strictly professional relationship and rule out romantic interest.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates a completed change of state, highlighting the definitive end of the relationship.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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