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《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E1 (07:32) HSK 7
nǐ liǎ shàng qù dīng zhe zhù yì hé dīng lái bǎo chí jù lí

你俩上去盯着 注意 和丁来保持距离

“you two go up and keep watch. Be careful. Keep your distance from Ding Lai.”

《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E1
TIMECODE: 07:32 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ hǎo jǐ wèi liǎng wèi wǒ men zuò lóu shàng hǎo de tán jié

你好几位 两位 我们坐楼上 好的 谭杰

“Hello, how many in your party? Two. We'll sit upstairs. Okay. Tan Jie,”

nǐ liǎ shàng qù dīng zhe zhù yì hé dīng lái bǎo chí jù lí CURRENT FOCUS

你俩 上去 盯着 注意 和丁来 保持距离

“you two go up and keep watch. Be careful. Keep your distance from Ding Lai.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xū yào diǎn shén me wǒ kàn yī xià cài dān

“What can I get you? I'll look at the menu.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: GIVING INSTRUCTIONS
Tone: AUTHORITATIVE
Emotion: VIGILANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Field Command Style

Chinese police and security operations typically rely on direct, imperative instructions without pleasantries in active field settings.

INTENT TAGS: #instruction #command #surveillance #caution
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
盯 SPOKEN CHUNK

to keep an eye on; to stake out or monitor closely

A highly common spoken verb used when assigning surveillance tasks or warning someone to watch a target carefully.

保持距离 SPOKEN CHUNK

to keep one's distance

Used both literally in physical surveillance or safety, and figuratively regarding emotional detachment.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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