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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E24 (41:39) HSK 7
nǐ dào dǐ xiǎng yào mán tā dào shén me shí hòu a

你到底想要瞒她到什么时候啊

“When exactly will you tell her the truth?”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E24
TIMECODE: 41:39 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

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

说正事

“Let's talk real business.”

nǐ dào dǐ xiǎng yào mán tā dào shén me shí hòu a CURRENT FOCUS

你到底 想要 瞒她到 什么时候 啊

“When exactly will you tell her the truth?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ zì huì zhǎo jī huì gēn tā shuō qīng chǔ de

“I'll explain everything to her at the proper time.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: DEMANDING EXPLANATION
Tone: CONFRONTATIONAL
Emotion: IMPATIENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You cannot hide this forever; stop stalling and tell her the truth now.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Well-intentioned Deception (善意的谎言)

In Chinese relationships, secrets are often kept under the guise of protecting someone's feelings, but prolonged concealment often invites strong moral pressure from close peers to confess.

INTENT TAGS: #pressing #confronting #urging #inquiry
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
到底想要 SPOKEN CHUNK

what on earth do you want / what do you actually plan

Use '到底' before verbs to press the listener for a clear, final answer when losing patience.

瞒到什么时候 SPOKEN CHUNK

keep hiding it until when

A common rhetorical pattern used to urge someone to stop concealing information.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Adds emotional intensity and urgency to the interrogative prompt.

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3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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