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《The Inner Eye》 S1·E17 (03:56) HSK 7
dǎ shén me guān sī de lǜ shī a

打什么官司的律师啊

“What kind of law do you practice?”

《The Inner Eye》 S1·E17
TIMECODE: 03:56 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN táng lǜ shī nín shì

唐律师 您是

“Attorney Tang,”

dǎ shén me guān sī de lǜ shī a CURRENT FOCUS

打 什么 官司 的 律师啊

“What kind of law do you practice?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè ge hěn nán shuō qīng chǔ

这个很难说清楚

“That's a bit hard to explain.”

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

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Clarifying Professional Scope (打探底细)

In Chinese social interactions, people often casually probe into someone's specific occupational niche to determine social positioning or potential mutual utility.

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

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
打官司 SPOKEN CHUNK

to engage in a lawsuit; to go to court

A common colloquial phrase used instead of the more formal '诉讼' (litigation).

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the direct inquiry to make the question sound natural, friendly, and non-confrontational.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
GRAMMAR BLUEPRINTS:
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