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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E20 (09:11) HSK 3
gāng cái nà èr rén shì shuí a

刚才那二人是谁啊

“who were those two just now?”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E20
TIMECODE: 09:11 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN duì le

对了

“By the way,”

gāng cái nà èr rén shì shuí a CURRENT FOCUS

刚才那二人 是谁啊

“who were those two just now?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dà de ma shì wǒ de nǚ rén

“The older one is my woman,”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: INQUIRING IDENTITY
Tone: CASUAL
Emotion: CURIOSITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Casual Social Curiosity

Casually inquiring about the relationship status of acquaintances or companions is common social banter among close peers.

INTENT TAGS: #inquiry #curiosity #casual_question #clarification
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
刚才 SPOKEN CHUNK

just now; a moment ago

A common time word placed at the start of a clause to refer to immediate past events.

二人 SPOKEN CHUNK

two people; the two of them

A slightly more literary or concise alternative to '两个人' often heard in conversational Chinese.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the interrogative sentence, making the inquiry sound friendly and casual rather than intrusive.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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