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《The Knockout》 S1·E33 (05:14) HSK 1
jiào shén me lái zhe lù hán duì

叫什么来着 陆寒 对

“What was his name again? Lu Han. Yes.”

《The Knockout》 S1·E33
TIMECODE: 05:14 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jiào

叫

“His name...”

jiào shén me lái zhe lù hán duì CURRENT FOCUS

叫什么来着 陆寒 对

“What was his name again? Lu Han. Yes.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xià qù zǒu qún fǎng gōng zuò de shí hòu

下去走群访工作的时候

“He disappeared when he was interviewing”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: RECALLING INFORMATION
Tone: CONVERSATIONAL
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Cognitive Fillers in Spoken Mandarin

Phrases like '叫什么来着' are standard natural markers in Chinese workplace dialogue that soften memory lapses and keep the conversation flowing smoothly.

INTENT TAGS: #recalling #confirming #hesitation #referencing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
叫什么来着 SPOKEN CHUNK

what was the name again?

A fixed conversational filler used when temporarily grasping for a name or fact that slipped one's mind.

对 SPOKEN CHUNK

right / yes

Used as an immediate self-confirmation once the forgotten detail is remembered.

Modal Particle「来着」 (laizhe) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates that the speaker is trying to recall an established past fact.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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