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《Veil of Shadows》 S1·E25 (03:50) HSK 3
hěn jiǔ méi yǒu jiàn dào tā le

很久没有见到他了

“I haven't seen him for a long time.”

《Veil of Shadows》 S1·E25
TIMECODE: 03:50 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wèi hé méi yǒu yǔ nǐ tóng lái ? tā shì wǒ men xuǎn zhōng de lóng shén

为何没有与你同来? 他是我们选中的龙神

“Why didn't he come with you? He's the Dragon Deity we picked.”

hěn jiǔ méi yǒu jiàn dào tā le CURRENT FOCUS

很久没有 见到 他了

“I haven't seen him for a long time.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tā hái hǎo ma ?

他还好吗?

“Is he alright?”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: EXPLAINING ABSENCE
Tone: REFLECTIVE
Emotion: MELANCHOLY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Inquiring After Absence

Expressing long absence often serves as a polite preface to showing concern about someone's current well-being.

INTENT TAGS: #explanation #recollection #stating_fact
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
很久没有 SPOKEN CHUNK

haven't for a long time

A common structure to express that an action hasn't taken place for an extended period.

见到 SPOKEN CHUNK

to meet or see someone

Use when emphasizing the successful visual encounter with a person.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates a change of state or marks the ongoing duration of time since the action stopped.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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