你好 你好 我打听个人呗 那个张二赖你知道吗
“Hello, excuse me. I'd like to ask about someone. Do you know Zhang Erlai?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我再想想吧
“Let me think about it.”
你好 你好 我 打听个人 呗 那个 张二赖 你知道吗
“Hello, excuse me. I'd like to ask about someone. Do you know Zhang Erlai?”
他就是一个臭流氓 我们附近 几个村的小姑娘
“He's just a hideous scoundrel. He's messed with many young girls”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In close-knit Chinese towns and villages, casual word-of-mouth inquiries ('打听') are the standard way to verify someone's reputation, marital status, or character before business or matchmaking.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
inquire about someone; ask around for a person
A very natural spoken idiom used when approaching someone to get information about an individual's whereabouts or character.
Softens the inquiry, making the request casual and non-demanding.
Standard question particle marking a yes-or-no question.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I've asked around about this Zhang Erlai. He spends his days idly”
“Looks like Zhang Erlai lives up to his name. He's no good at all.”
“Do you know Zhang Erlai? I'm busy and don't have time for you.”
“did you ever think of confronting Zhang Erlai and settling the score with him?”
“did you ever think of confronting Zhang Erlai and settling the score with him?”
“Zhang Erlai was arrested? I don't know. Haven't heard about it.”