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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E37 (31:04) HSK 4
nǐ zhè xiē tiān yí gè rén dài zhe

你这些天一个人待着

“What have you been doing,”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E37
TIMECODE: 31:04 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ zhēn shì gè cāo xīn de mìng xiān gù hǎo zì jǐ ba

“You really are a worrier. Take care of yourself first.”

nǐ zhè xiē tiān yí gè rén dài zhe CURRENT FOCUS

你这些天 一个人待着

“What have you been doing,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dōu gàn shén me le

都干什么了

“staying here alone all this time?”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: INQUIRING
Tone: GENTLE
Emotion: CARING
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Casual Inquiries as Warmth

Asking about mundane details of someone's solitary daily routine is a standard Chinese conversational way to show care and attentiveness.

INTENT TAGS: #inquiring #showing_concern #conversation_starter
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
一个人待着 SPOKEN CHUNK

staying alone; being by oneself

A very common colloquial expression used to describe spending time alone without company.

这些天 SPOKEN CHUNK

these past few days; recently

Use this time phrase in casual conversations to refer to the recent few days.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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