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《Fate Chooses You》 S1·E14 (29:54) HSK 6
nǐ men dìng xià lái de guī jǔ

你们定下来的规矩

“you all set back then.”

《Fate Chooses You》 S1·E14
TIMECODE: 29:54 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè shì dāng nián

这是当年

“That was the rule”

nǐ men dìng xià lái de guī jǔ CURRENT FOCUS

你们 定下来的规矩

“you all set back then.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè xiǎo shì suǒ shì

这小事琐事

“You certainly have”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: REMINDING OBLIGATION
Tone: FIRM
Emotion: ASSERTIVENESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You made these rules yourselves, so you have no right to complain or ignore them now.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Guiju (Rules and Precedent)

Chinese social and institutional culture places high moral importance on adhering to established 'guiju' (rules/etiquette), especially when invoked against the very people who established them.

INTENT TAGS: #holding_accountable #invoking_rules #asserting #challenging
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
定下来 SPOKEN CHUNK

to settle on; to finalize; to establish

Used when an agreement, schedule, or set of rules has been formally agreed upon and locked in.

规矩 SPOKEN CHUNK

rules; customs; established practices

Refers to both official regulations and unwritten community etiquette or traditions.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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