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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E20 (33:57) HSK 7
wǒ niáng shí cháng dōu shì zhè me duì wǒ shuō de

我娘时常都是这么对我说的

“My mother always tells me this.”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E20
TIMECODE: 33:57 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè shì nǐ niáng jiào nǐ shuō de ba

“Your mother taught you to say this, didn't she?”

wǒ niáng shí cháng dōu shì zhè me duì wǒ shuō de CURRENT FOCUS

我娘时常都是这么对 我说的

“My mother always tells me this.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tā hái shuō guò shén me ya

她还说过什么呀

“What else did she say?”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: AFFIRMING
Tone: SINCERE
Emotion: SINCERITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Parental Guidance (Jiaxun)

Quoting one's parents (especially mother) demonstrates filial piety and validates moral or behavioral principles in Chinese tradition.

INTENT TAGS: #affirming #validating #sharing #reminiscing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
时常 SPOKEN CHUNK

often; frequently

A common formal-leaning spoken adverb used to describe habitual actions or regular occurrences.

这么对我说的 SPOKEN CHUNK

told me like this

Useful pattern '这么对...说' for quoting how someone phrased or conveyed advice to another.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Placed at the end of the 'shi...de' construction to add emphasis to the habitual nature of the statement.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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