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《Unsettled Case》 S1·E1 (01:21) HSK 4
chuāng hù shì kāi zhe 、 guān zhe shàng suǒ le hái shì yǒu pò sǔn ?

窗户是开着、关着 上锁了还是有破损?

“Are they open? Closed? Locked? Broken?”

《Unsettled Case》 S1·E1
TIMECODE: 01:21 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shì de jiǎn chá

是的 检查

“Yes, checked them.”

chuāng hù shì kāi zhe 、 guān zhe shàng suǒ le hái shì yǒu pò sǔn ? CURRENT FOCUS

窗户 是 开着、关着 上锁 了 还是 有 破损?

“Are they open? Closed? Locked? Broken?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yǒu lìng yī shàn mén ma ? yǒu qiáng xíng jìn rù de hén jì ma ?

有另一扇门吗? 有强行进入的痕迹吗?

“Is there another door? Does it look forced?”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: FACT FINDING
Tone: INQUISITIVE AND OBJECTIVE
Emotion: CALM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Systematic Interrogation Style

In investigative Chinese, alternative questions using '还是' are frequently strung together rapidly to verify every forensic possibility.

INTENT TAGS: #inquiry #fact_finding #investigation #clarification
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
上锁 SPOKEN CHUNK

to lock up; locked

A common compound verb used to indicate that a door, window, or container is locked.

破损 SPOKEN CHUNK

damaged; broken

Formal descriptor commonly used in inspections or reporting physical damage to objects.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks the completion or resulting state of the locking action.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 6 GRAMMAR
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