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《Unsettled Case》 S1·E3 (22:02) HSK 5
zhí dào nǐ nián líng gòu dà néng dú zì shēng huó le

直到你年龄够大 能独自生活了

“- [Jasper] Until when? - You are old enough to live on your own.”

《Unsettled Case》 S1·E3
TIMECODE: 22:02 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhí dào shén me shí hòu ?

直到什么时候?

“- [Jasper] Until when? - You are old enough to live on your own.”

zhí dào nǐ nián líng gòu dà néng dú zì shēng huó le CURRENT FOCUS

直到 你年龄 够大 能独自生活 了

“- [Jasper] Until when? - You are old enough to live on your own.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN - wǒ jué de wǒ yǐ jīng gòu dà le - wǒ bù gǎn gǒu tóng

“- I think I'm old enough now. - [scoffs] I beg to differ.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: SETTING BOUNDARIES
Tone: FIRM
Emotion: CALM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are still just a child and not ready to be on your own, so listen to me.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Parental Authority and Adulthood

In Chinese culture, independence is often determined not strictly by legal age, but by maturity, emotional stability, and the ability to manage life independently according to elders.

INTENT TAGS: #boundary_setting #parental_guidance #asserting_authority #stipulation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
直到 SPOKEN CHUNK

until / up to the point of

Commonly placed at the beginning of clauses to indicate a temporal or conditional limit.

独自生活 SPOKEN CHUNK

live independently / live on one's own

A natural collocation used when discussing adulthood, self-reliance, or living arrangements.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates a newly realized state or change of status once the condition is met.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
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