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《The Ferry Man 10th Anniversary》 S1·E8 (14:31) HSK 2
wǒ jiù zhī dào nǐ huì huí lái de

我就知道你会回来的

“I knew you would come back.”

《The Ferry Man 10th Anniversary》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 14:31 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN huí lái le

回来了

“She came back.”

wǒ jiù zhī dào nǐ huì huí lái de CURRENT FOCUS

我就知道 你会回来的

“I knew you would come back.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bái lín

白麟

“Bai Lin.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: WELCOMING AND VALIDATING
Tone: AFFECTIONATE
Emotion: RELIEF
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I never lost faith in you, and I am so glad you chose to come back to me.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Tacit Understanding (Moqi)

Expressing 'I knew it' highlights deep emotional bond and intuitive understanding between close partners without needing prior explicit promises.

INTENT TAGS: #reassurance #affection #validation #relief
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
我就知道 SPOKEN CHUNK

I knew it / I just knew that...

Commonly used in spoken Chinese to confirm an intuition, prediction, or persistent belief.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Placed at the end of the clause to reinforce certainty and conviction about a past anticipation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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