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《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E25 (22:32) HSK 2
zuó tiān lái lǜ suǒ zěn me yě bù jìn lái

昨天来律所 怎么也不进来

“You came to the law firm yesterday. Why didn't you come in?”

《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E25
TIMECODE: 22:32 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ hái hǎo ma

你还好吗

“Are you alright?”

zuó tiān lái lǜ suǒ zěn me yě bù jìn lái CURRENT FOCUS

昨天来律所 怎么也不进来

“You came to the law firm yesterday. Why didn't you come in?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ kàn nǐ gēn jiāng yán zài tǎo lùn gōng zuò jiù méi jìn qù dǎ rǎo nǐ men le

“I saw you and Jiang Yan discussing work, so I didn't go in to disturb you.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: INQUIRING ABOUT ABSENCE
Tone: CARING
Emotion: CURIOSITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I know you were there; why did you hold back instead of seeing me?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Guanxi and Hospitality Awareness

In Chinese social etiquette, stopping by someone's workplace without stepping in to say hello can be seen as an intentional avoidance or an sign of excessive restraint.

INTENT TAGS: #inquiry #concern #checking_in #curiosity
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
律所 SPOKEN CHUNK

law firm

Common everyday spoken abbreviation for 律师事务所 (lǜshī shìwùsuǒ).

怎么也不 SPOKEN CHUNK

why didn't (you) even...

Used to express surprise or mild inquiry about why an expected, simple action was omitted.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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