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《The Lead》 S1·E10 (27:35) HSK 5
wàn shì jù bèi zhǐ qiàn yí gè duì xiàng

万事俱备 只欠一个对象

“All he needs now is a girlfriend.”

《The Lead》 S1·E10
TIMECODE: 27:35 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shū guì ya chuáng tóu guì quán dōu dǎ hǎo le

书柜呀 床头柜 全都打好了

“the bookcase, the nightstands, all his.”

wàn shì jù bèi zhǐ qiàn yí gè duì xiàng CURRENT FOCUS

万事俱备 只欠一个对象

“All he needs now is a girlfriend.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zǎ yàng wǒ gěi nǐ dāng gè hóng niáng

“How about I play matchmaker?”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: SELF DEPRECATING JOKE
Tone: HUMOROUS
Emotion: ANTICIPATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I have got everything prepared for married life, so someone please set me up on a date!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Matchmaking Culture (Hongniang)

Openly lamenting being single often serves as a conversational prompt for friends or elders to step in as amateur matchmakers.

INTENT TAGS: #hinting #dating #humor #readiness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
万事俱备 SPOKEN CHUNK

Everything is ready / all preparations are complete.

Originating from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, this idiom is widely used when all logistical steps are in place.

只欠 SPOKEN CHUNK

only lacking / all that is missing is...

Commonly paired with '万事俱备' to pinpoint the single missing prerequisite.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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