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《River Sunset》 S1·E7 (30:49) HSK 7
nà wǒ men xiān gào cí le

那我们先告辞了

“We will take our leave then”

《River Sunset》 S1·E7
TIMECODE: 30:49 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shì

是

“Yes, sir”

nà wǒ men xiān gào cí le CURRENT FOCUS

那我们先告辞了

“We will take our leave then”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yíng ér

莹儿

“Ying'er”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: TAKING LEAVE
Tone: POLITE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Polite Leave-taking (Gaochi)

Using classical honorific terms like '告辞' shows deference and propriety toward the host, softening an abrupt departure.

INTENT TAGS: #leave_taking #politeness #formality #etiquette
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
告辞 SPOKEN CHUNK

to take leave / to say goodbye

A polite, traditional, and formal way to announce your departure as a guest.

先告辞了 SPOKEN CHUNK

will take leave now / excuse us first

Standard conversational formula used by visitors when concluding an appointment or social call.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks a change of state and signals the imminent action of departure.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 5 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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《River Sunset》 S1·E7 (30:49) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus