你妹妹就追了上去 可知道她们去哪儿了？
“Then your sister ran after them. Do you know where they went?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
对 是被一辆马车接走的 几个女孩先出来
“Yes, a carriage picked them up. A few girls came out first.”
你妹 妹就 追了上去 可知道 她们 去哪儿了 ？
“Then your sister ran after them. Do you know where they went?”
玄都观只管登记她们离开的时间 去哪里是不知道的
“The Xuandu Temple only records the departure time, not the destination.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Using 'ke' before a verb in spoken Chinese functions as an inquiry marker that adds an earnest or investigative flavor to questions.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
chased after / ran to catch up
A common directional complement combination indicating moving quickly behind someone to catch them.
do you happen to know
A slightly formal or rhetorical way to introduce an inquiry, softening the question.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Why is your sister here?”
“and you can make a move for her as well. When I decide to make my move is none of your business!”
“Once I find Wuyi, I'll come right back”
“I'll sneak out soon and leave you alone.”
“and wanted to follow them in death.”
“she's pursued you?”