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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E14 (12:26) HSK 2
nǐ jiā shì zěn me guò nián de

你家是怎么过年的

“How does your family celebrate New Year?”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E14
TIMECODE: 12:26 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ yào bāng ā jiě zhǔn bèi guò nián

“I had to help Sister prepare for the New Year.”

nǐ jiā shì zěn me guò nián de CURRENT FOCUS

你家是 怎么 过年 的

“How does your family celebrate New Year?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jiù shì kàn yān huā

“We watched fireworks,”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: INQUIRING ABOUT HABITS
Tone: CASUAL AND CARING
Emotion: CURIOSITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I want to know more about your life and what makes you happy during holidays.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Guonian (Celebrating the New Year)

Discussing Spring Festival traditions is a prime social icebreaker in Chinese culture that signals warmth, hospitality, and interest in family bonds.

INTENT TAGS: #inquiry #rapport_building #curiosity #bonding
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
过年 SPOKEN CHUNK

celebrate the Lunar New Year

Essential spoken term referring to spending and celebrating the Chinese Spring Festival.

是怎么……的 SPOKEN CHUNK

in what way / how (focused question structure)

Use this structure to emphasize the manner or circumstances under which an established action takes place.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions as part of the 'shi...de' construction to inquire into the specific manner of celebrating.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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