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《River Sunset》 S1·E19 (19:07) HSK 2
yíng ér gēn nǐ shuō de nà jiàn shì

莹儿跟你说的那件事

“About the thing Ying'er told you...”

《River Sunset》 S1·E19
TIMECODE: 19:07 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN xià yí gè

下一个

“Next.”

yíng ér gēn nǐ shuō de nà jiàn shì CURRENT FOCUS

莹儿 跟你说的那件事

“About the thing Ying'er told you...”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ zěn me xiǎng

你怎么想

“What do you think?”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: BROACHING TOPIC
Tone: INQUISITIVE
Emotion: CURIOSITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You know what topic I am referring to, so tell me your stance.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Indirect Reference (那件事)

Chinese speakers often refer to delicate personal or relationship matters elliptically as 'that matter' to avoid overt awkwardness before gauging the other party's readiness.

INTENT TAGS: #topic_initiating #probing #indirect_inquiry #soliciting_opinion
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
那件事 SPOKEN CHUNK

that matter / that issue

Used as an anaphoric reference to a mutually known, often sensitive topic without naming it explicitly.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 5 GRAMMAR
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