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《The Truth》 S1·E3 (07:32) HSK 5
wǔ yuè èr shí wǔ rì wǎn shàng shí diǎn zhì shí èr diǎn nǐ zài nǎ ér

五月二十五日 晚上十点至十二点你在哪儿

“On May 25th, where were you between 10 PM and midnight?”

《The Truth》 S1·E3
TIMECODE: 07:32 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN fǒu zé shuí néng chī dé qǐ

“Or who could've afforded that?”

wǔ yuè èr shí wǔ rì wǎn shàng shí diǎn zhì shí èr diǎn nǐ zài nǎ ér CURRENT FOCUS

五月二十五日 晚上十点至十二点 你在哪儿

“On May 25th, where were you between 10 PM and midnight?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǔ yuè èr shí wǔ

五月二十五

“May 25th?”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: INTERROGATING
Tone: AUTHORITATIVE
Emotion: SUSPICION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Alibi Inquiries in Chinese Interrogations

Official law enforcement interrogations in China adhere strictly to standard bureaucratic phrasing, emphasizing specific dates and precise time spans down to the hour.

INTENT TAGS: #interrogation #alibi_check #direct_questioning #investigation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
至 SPOKEN CHUNK

to / through (formal)

A formal written and official spoken preposition equivalent to casual '到', commonly used in legal, bureaucratic, or broadcast contexts.

在哪儿 SPOKEN CHUNK

where (were you)

Standard Northern Mandarin spoken interrogative phrase for asking someone's location.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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