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《Road to Success》 S1·E14 (26:28) HSK 3
wèn qīng chǔ le méi yǒu tā men shuō de nà huí shì

问清楚了 没有他们说的那回事

“and asked him clearly. The things they said didn't happen.”

《Road to Success》 S1·E14
TIMECODE: 26:28 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yǐ jīng chá guò le ya wǒ men zhǎo le tā men shuō de nà wèi tóng xué guò lái

已经查过了呀 我们找了他们说的那位同学过来

“We already have. We brought in the student they mentioned”

wèn qīng chǔ le méi yǒu tā men shuō de nà huí shì CURRENT FOCUS

问清楚 了 没有 他们 说的 那回事

“and asked him clearly. The things they said didn't happen.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shuō zěn me huí shì

说 怎么回事

“Tell me. What happened?”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: DISMISSING ALLEGATION
Tone: DEFINITIVE
Emotion: CALMNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Fact-checking to Quell Rumors

In communal administrative or educational environments, superiors insist on cross-examining individuals (问清楚) before taking official punitive measures to preserve stability and social harmony.

INTENT TAGS: #denial #clarification #reporting_findings #dismissal
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
问清楚了 SPOKEN CHUNK

inquired thoroughly / clarified through questioning

Resultative complement construction indicating an inquiry has reached complete clarity.

没有那回事 SPOKEN CHUNK

there is no such thing / that is not true at all

Common spoken idiom used to firmly dismiss a rumor, claim, or suspicion.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Signifies completion of the inquiry phase.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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