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《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E6 (06:49) HSK 2
dàn shì shàng dà xué zhè shì ér zán jiù zhè me shuō dìng le a

但是上大学这事儿 咱就这么说定了啊

“But about college, do we have a deal?”

《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E6
TIMECODE: 06:49 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nà wǒ jiù ràng wǒ mā xiǎng bàn fǎ bǎ nǐ diào dào chǎng bàn

“I'll ask my mom to transfer you to the office.”

dàn shì shàng dà xué zhè shì ér zán jiù zhè me shuō dìng le a CURRENT FOCUS

但是 上大学 这事儿 咱 就这么说定了 啊

“But about college, do we have a deal?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ

我

“I...”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: FINALIZING AN AGREEMENT
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: DETERMINATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I'm doing my part, so no backing out on your end now.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Renqing and Reciprocal Favors

In Chinese social interactions, offering a significant favor—such as a job transfer via family influence—often comes with an implicit reciprocal commitment that the other party is expected to honor.

INTENT TAGS: #bargaining #commitment #persuasion #sealing_deal
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
就这么说定了 SPOKEN CHUNK

that's a deal / let's settle on this

A highly common spoken phrase used to confirm an agreement and close negotiations.

这事儿 SPOKEN CHUNK

this matter / this issue

Everyday colloquial way to refer to a specific situation or topic previously mentioned.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the imperative tone while seeking affirmation and compliance from the listener.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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