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《About Love》 S1·E23 (21:43) HSK 4
nà zhè duàn shí jiān xīn kǔ nǐ le

那 这段时间辛苦你了

“Thanks for your hard work here.”

《About Love》 S1·E23
TIMECODE: 21:43 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hǎo wǒ zhī dào le

好 我知道了

“Alright, I get it.”

nà zhè duàn shí jiān xīn kǔ nǐ le CURRENT FOCUS

那 这段时间辛苦你了

“Thanks for your hard work here.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN qù ba

去吧

“Go ahead.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: EXPRESSING GRATITUDE
Tone: SINCERE
Emotion: GRATITUDE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Xinku (Valuing Labor and Effort)

Saying '辛苦你了' is a fundamental courtesy in Chinese hierarchy and interpersonal relationships, signaling that an authority figure actively recognizes personal sacrifice.

INTENT TAGS: #acknowledgment #appreciation #polite_dismissal #encouragement
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
辛苦你了 SPOKEN CHUNK

thank you for your hard work

The standard socially warm formula in Chinese used to thank someone after they have exerted effort on a task.

这段时间 SPOKEN CHUNK

this recent period of time / lately

Refers to a bounded recent stretch of time, very frequent in workplace progress reviews or casual check-ins.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates completion and applies the polite gratitude directly to the person's completed efforts.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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