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《Light to the Night》 S1·E12 (17:17) HSK 4
nín hǎo qǐng wèn nín zhī qián jiàn guò zhè ge hái zi ma ?

您好 请问您之前见过这个孩子吗?

“Hello. Have you seen this child before?”

《Light to the Night》 S1·E12
TIMECODE: 17:17 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nín hǎo qǐng wèn nín zhī qián jiàn guò zhè ge hái zi ma ? nín jiàn guò ma ?

您好 请问您之前见过这个孩子吗? 您见过吗?

“Hello. Have you seen this child before? Have you seen him?”

nín hǎo qǐng wèn nín zhī qián jiàn guò zhè ge hái zi ma ? CURRENT FOCUS

您好 请问 您之前 见过 这个 孩子 吗 ?

“Hello. Have you seen this child before?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jiàn guò zhè ge hái zi ma ? wǒ méi jiàn guò

见过这个孩子吗? 我没见过

“Have you seen this child? I haven't seen him.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: INQUIRY
Tone: POLITE
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Honorific Address (您)

Using '您' (the polite form of 'you') conveys respect, establishes professional distance, and softens unsolicited approaches to strangers.

INTENT TAGS: #inquiry #politeness #investigation #canvassing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
请问 SPOKEN CHUNK

excuse me, may I ask

A polite formula used to preface inquiries to strangers or superiors.

见过 SPOKEN CHUNK

have seen

Combines the verb 'to see' with the experiential aspect marker 'guo' to indicate past experience.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks a standard yes-no question neutrally and politely.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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《Light to the Night》 S1·E12 (17:17) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus