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《The Ferry Man 10th Anniversary》 S1·E8 (11:03) HSK 7
tā jiě kāi nà ge shéng zi jiù shì fàng le nǐ nǐ suí shí kě yǐ lí kāi de

她解开那个绳子 就是放了你 你随时可以离开的

“by untying that rope, she set you free. You could have left at any time.”

《The Ferry Man 10th Anniversary》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 11:03 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN qí shí

其实

“Actually,”

tā jiě kāi nà ge shéng zi jiù shì fàng le nǐ nǐ suí shí kě yǐ lí kāi de CURRENT FOCUS

她解开 那个 绳子 就是 放了你 你 随时可以离开 的

“by untying that rope, she set you free. You could have left at any time.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ dā yìng guò tā

我答应过她

“I promised her”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: CLARIFYING OPTIONS
Tone: OBJECTIVE
Emotion: CONFUSION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are free now, so stop staying here and just go.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Implied Release vs. Explicit Permission

In Chinese social interaction, physical actions often carry implicit social agreements; the speaker treats untying the rope as an unambiguous, self-evident release that requires no further verbal ceremony.

INTENT TAGS: #clarification #persuasion #release #rationalizing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
就是 SPOKEN CHUNK

simply means; is equivalent to

Use this structure to equate an action directly with its consequence or underlying meaning.

随时可以 SPOKEN CHUNK

free to ... at any time

A common phrase used to grant unconditional permission or state that an option is completely open.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions at the end of the sentence to emphasize certainty and reassure the listener of the stated fact.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

5 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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