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《Go Ahead》 S1·E21 (29:37) HSK 4
wǒ zuó tiān wǎn shàng qǐ yè kàn nǐ yòu méi shuì zháo shì bú shì huí qù yī tàng

我昨天晚上起夜 看你又没睡着 是不是回去一趟

“I saw you were awake again when I woke up to go to the toilet last night. Something happened”

《Go Ahead》 S1·E21
TIMECODE: 29:37 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ jiǎn táng le hǎo ma

我减糖了好吗

“I've reduced the sugar for her, OK?”

wǒ zuó tiān wǎn shàng qǐ yè kàn nǐ yòu méi shuì zháo shì bú shì huí qù yī tàng CURRENT FOCUS

我昨天晚上 起夜 看你 又 没睡着 是不是 回去 一趟

“I saw you were awake again when I woke up to go to the toilet last night. Something happened”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shòu shén me cì jī le

受什么刺激了

“when you went back to Singapore?”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: INQUIRING AND PROBING
Tone: PROBING
Emotion: CONCERN
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I saw you tossing and turning again last night. Did something happen while you were back there?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Insomnia and inner worries

In Chinese interpersonal and family communication, elders or partners often gauge someone's emotional state or external difficulties by observing daily physical signs such as sleep and appetite, reflecting an implicit and considerate way of expressing care.

INTENT TAGS: #caring inquiry #noticing abnormalities #asking for reasons
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
起夜 SPOKEN CHUNK

to get up in the middle of the night (to use the restroom or walk around)

A common colloquial term specifically referring to waking up and getting out of bed during the night.

是不是……一趟 SPOKEN CHUNK

did (someone) make a trip to...

A colloquial pattern for making a conjecture; 'yi tang' functions as a measure word indicating a single round-trip.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

5 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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