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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E38 (32:12) HSK 3
nǐ hǎo xiàng yǒu gè tóng shì fàn shì le

你好像有个同事 犯事了

“it seems a colleague of yours got into trouble.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E38
TIMECODE: 32:12 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN duì le

对了

“By the way,”

nǐ hǎo xiàng yǒu gè tóng shì fàn shì le CURRENT FOCUS

你好 像有个 同事 犯事了

“it seems a colleague of yours got into trouble.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xiǎo bái zài zhǎo tā

小白在找他

“Bai is looking for him.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: RELAYING INFORMATION
Tone: PROBING
Emotion: SUSPICION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Your friend messed up, and you might want to watch your back.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Indirect Probing

Chinese speakers often open serious or sensitive legal topics casually with phrases like 'it seems' (好像) to soften the blow and observe the other party's immediate reaction.

INTENT TAGS: #probing #warning #informing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
犯事 SPOKEN CHUNK

to get into trouble with the law; to commit an offense

A common colloquial term used when someone gets involved in illegal, illicit, or unethical behavior.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates a newly emerged situation or state that requires attention.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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