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《Ashes to Crown》 S1·E11 (32:15) HSK 5
nà jiù děng tā xǐng lái nǐ qīn zì wèn tā

那就等他醒来 你亲自问他

“you can ask him when he wakes up.”

《Ashes to Crown》 S1·E11
TIMECODE: 32:15 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN rú guǒ nǐ zhēn de xiǎng zhī dào

如果你真的想知道

“If you really want to know,”

nà jiù děng tā xǐng lái nǐ qīn zì wèn tā CURRENT FOCUS

那就 等他 醒来 你 亲自问他

“you can ask him when he wakes up.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bú yào zài zhè yàng dì zhé mó zì jǐ le

“Just stop torturing yourself.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: COMFORTING AND ADVISING
Tone: FIRM
Emotion: CONCERN
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop torturing yourself with guesses right now; you'll get the real answer when he wakes up.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Reining in Emotional Self-Harm (折磨自己)

Chinese interpersonal comfort often focuses on stopping useless agonizing ('don't torment yourself') and refocusing on realistic, pragmatic timing.

INTENT TAGS: #comforting #advising #reassurance #grounding
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
亲自 SPOKEN CHUNK

personally / in person

Used before verbs to emphasize doing something by oneself rather than through an intermediary or speculation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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