人家确实在金湾市
“he was indeed in Jinwan City.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
但事发那天
“on the day it happened,”
人家确实在金湾市
“he was indeed in Jinwan City.”
好多人都看见了
“Lots of people saw him.”
“They have a solid alibi, so they couldn't have done it.”
In spoken Chinese, this pronoun can refer to oneself (often playfully or coaxingly), people in general, or a specific third party being discussed. Here, it refers to a specific person of interest or suspect, carrying a natural, conversational tone.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
the day the incident occurred
Extremely frequent in everyday speech, news reporting, and criminal investigations to designate the specific day an incident or crime took place.
they indeed... / that person indeed...
The pronoun 'ren jia' here refers to the third party under discussion, commonly used when objectively stating facts or clarifying a situation on someone else's behalf.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You were in Jinwan then too.”
“A couple days ago, I heard a job in Jinwan urgently needed workers.”
“On the 10th, I was in Jinwan.”
“The target vehicle is heading toward Jinwan. I'm already in Jinwan.”
“Better consider the one in Haicang Bay.”
“I will be in the Hengqin Island area,”