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《The Truth》 S1·E7 (03:06) HSK 5
wǒ men suī rán lí hūn le dàn shì méi duàn guān xì

我们虽然离婚了 但是没断关系

“Although divorced, we didn't cut ties.”

《The Truth》 S1·E7
TIMECODE: 03:06 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shì wǒ zhǔ dòng liú gěi lè lè de

是我主动留给乐乐的

“That's why I voluntarily gave her the place.”

wǒ men suī rán lí hūn le dàn shì méi duàn guān xì CURRENT FOCUS

我们 虽然 离婚 了 但是 没断关系

“Although divorced, we didn't cut ties.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ men yí gè yuè dà gài huì jiàn gè liǎng sān cì

我们一个月大概会见个两三次

“We'd meet two or three times a month,”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: CLARIFYING POSITION
Tone: OBJECTIVE
Emotion: CALM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Post-Divorce Entanglement

In Chinese society, divorce legally ends marriage, but emotional, familial, and financial ties (断不开的干系) often linger, particularly when children or shared property are involved.

INTENT TAGS: #clarification #disclosure #fact_stating #distinction
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
断关系 SPOKEN CHUNK

to cut off ties / sever a relationship

Used to describe completely ending communication and contact with family, friends, or ex-partners.

虽然……但是…… SPOKEN CHUNK

although... but...

Standard contrastive conjunction structure widely used in both written and spoken Chinese.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates a change of state regarding marital status (from married to divorced).

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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