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《Unveil: Jadewind》 S1·E5 (11:46) HSK 4
wǒ gāng chá kàn guò le tā zhè yuàn zi lǐ méi yǒu ài cǎo

我刚查看过了 他这院子里没有艾草

“I checked. There's no mugwort in his courtyard.”

《Unveil: Jadewind》 S1·E5
TIMECODE: 11:46 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN tài shǐ chéng yě zhù yì dào hú dá de mǎ chē tào shàng pèi tóu le

太史丞也注意到 胡达的马车套上辔头了

“You noticed his carriage was ready to go too?”

wǒ gāng chá kàn guò le tā zhè yuàn zi lǐ méi yǒu ài cǎo CURRENT FOCUS

我刚 查看过了 他这院子里 没有 艾草

“I checked. There's no mugwort in his courtyard.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tā fáng jiān xūn xiāng dàn yǎ tā kě kàn bù shàng ài cǎo

“And his room had only a delicate scent. He'd never use mugwort.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: REPORTING FINDINGS
Tone: OBJECTIVE
Emotion: CALM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Traditional Herbal Repellents vs. Luxury Incense

In historical China, commoners used inexpensive mugwort (wormwood) to repel insects, whereas aristocrats favored costly, delicate aromatic incenses to display refinement.

INTENT TAGS: #reporting #investigation #fact_sharing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
查看过了 SPOKEN CHUNK

have checked / already inspected

Use this structure when reporting that an inspection or examination has already been completed.

看不上 SPOKEN CHUNK

to look down upon / think something is beneath oneself

Commonly used in spoken Chinese to indicate that someone disdains or feels superior to an object or person.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks the completion of the action 'checking' and updates the shared background knowledge.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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