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《The Truth》 S1·E23 (10:56) HSK 7
zhēn méi zěn me lián xì jiù shì féng nián guò jié wèn hòu jǐ jù

真没怎么联系 就是逢年过节问候几句

“We rarely contacted each other. Just exchanged greetings during holidays”

《The Truth》 S1·E23
TIMECODE: 10:56 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hái xiǎng jìn qù bù wǒ jiāo dài wǒ jiāo dài

“Want more jail time? No. I'll talk. I'll talk.”

zhēn méi zěn me lián xì jiù shì féng nián guò jié wèn hòu jǐ jù CURRENT FOCUS

真 没怎么 联系 就是 逢年过节 问候几句

“We rarely contacted each other. Just exchanged greetings during holidays”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN ǒu ěr liáo yī liǎng jù

偶尔聊一两句

“and chatted occasionally.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: DEFENSIVE JUSTIFICATION
Tone: DEFENSIVE
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I swear we are not close; please don't suspect me.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Hollow Greetings (客套)

In Chinese social networks, holiday greetings via messages often serve to maintain minimal social face without implying real intimacy or complicity.

INTENT TAGS: #distancing #self_defense #compliance #clarification
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
逢年过节 SPOKEN CHUNK

during festivals and holidays

A set idiomatic phrase used to describe things that only happen during major traditional holidays.

问候几句 SPOKEN CHUNK

exchange a few courtesy greetings

Used to describe superficial or minimal social interaction.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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