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《The Truth》 S1·E6 (01:24) HSK 5
wèn yī xià hán nǚ shì dìng de wèi zhì zěn me zǒu nǐ hǎo xiān shēng qǐng shàng èr lóu

问一下韩女士订的位置怎么走 你好先生 请上二楼

“Where is the table reserved by Miss Han? Sir. Second floor.”

《The Truth》 S1·E6
TIMECODE: 01:24 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ hǎo

你好

“Excuse me.”

wèn yī xià hán nǚ shì dìng de wèi zhì zěn me zǒu nǐ hǎo xiān shēng qǐng shàng èr lóu CURRENT FOCUS

问一下 韩女士 订的 位置 怎么走 你好 先生 请上二楼

“Where is the table reserved by Miss Han? Sir. Second floor.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xiè xiè bú kè qì

谢谢 不客气

“Thank you. No problem.”

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Scene: Dining & Food
Function: ASKING DIRECTIONS
Tone: POLITE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Hospitality Demeanor (客气礼貌)

Chinese service staff routinely pair honorific titles like '先生' (Mr./Sir) with directional imperatives starting with '请' (please) to project standard hospitality decorum.

INTENT TAGS: #inquiry #navigating #polite_request #customer_service
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

3 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
问一下 SPOKEN CHUNK

excuse me, may I ask; let me ask briefly

Standard polite softening opener used when approaching service staff or strangers.

订的位置 SPOKEN CHUNK

the reserved seat/table

Standard phrase used when checking in at restaurants or performance venues.

请上二楼 SPOKEN CHUNK

please proceed to the second floor

Common courteous directive used by service hospitality staff.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

5 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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