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《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E16 (09:57) HSK 1
wǒ wǒ sòng gěi liú jiě le

我 我送给刘姐了

“I... I gave them to Ms. Liu.”

《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E16
TIMECODE: 09:57 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ zài gěi nǐ gǎi gǎi wán shàn wán shàn

“I'll revise them and improve them.”

wǒ wǒ sòng gěi liú jiě le CURRENT FOCUS

我 我送 给刘姐了

“I... I gave them to Ms. Liu.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ sòng tā gàn má ya

你送她干吗呀

“Why give them to her?”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: CONFESSING AWKWARD TRUTH
Tone: HESITANT
Emotion: EMBARRASSMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't bother offering to fix it, it's already out of my hands because I gave it away.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Kinship Terms in the Workplace

Addressing an older female colleague as 'Sister + Surname' signals warm rapport while still showing respect for seniority in Chinese working culture.

INTENT TAGS: #admitting_mistake #hesitation #reporting_fact #preempting_criticism
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
送给 SPOKEN CHUNK

to give as a gift or transfer to someone

A fundamental transitive verb phrase used when giving items to others for free.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates completion of an action, underscoring that the situation is already a done deal.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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