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《Born with Luck》 S1·E8 (11:40) HSK 3
bǎ zhōu róng qǐng lái jú lǐ wèn wèn

把周荣请来局里问问

“to invite Zhou Rong to the station for questioning?”

《Born with Luck》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 11:40 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yào bù zán men zhǎo gè shí jiān

要不咱们找个时间

“how about we find some time”

bǎ zhōu róng qǐng lái jú lǐ wèn wèn CURRENT FOCUS

把周荣请来局里 问问

“to invite Zhou Rong to the station for questioning?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN lù yī bō zhǐ shì chéng rèn le

陆一波只是承认了

“Lu Yibo only admitted”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: PROPOSING ACTION
Tone: DELIBERATE
Emotion: CALM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Let us bring him in for questioning; he is definitely a person of interest.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Polite Euphemisms in Law Enforcement

Chinese police officers frequently use polite terms like 'invite' and 'ask' when referring to bringing suspects in, softening the coercive reality of an official interrogation.

INTENT TAGS: #suggestion #investigation #euphemism #summoning
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
请来 SPOKEN CHUNK

to invite over; euphemistically, to bring in for questioning

Often used sarcastically or euphemistically by authorities to mean summoning a suspect politely.

问问 SPOKEN CHUNK

to ask around; to question briefly

A reduplicated verb used to soften the gravity of a formal interrogation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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