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《The Knockout》 S1·E33 (13:42) HSK 6
nǐ shī fù zěn me yàng tā yì zhí tǐng hǎo de

你师父怎么样 他一直挺好的

“How is your master? He's been fine.”

《The Knockout》 S1·E33
TIMECODE: 13:42 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ xiǎo zi jì yì lì kě yǐ a

“You have a good memory.”

nǐ shī fù zěn me yàng tā yì zhí tǐng hǎo de CURRENT FOCUS

你师父 怎么样 他一直 挺好的

“How is your master? He's been fine.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN hái dāng jǐng chá ma dāng zhe ne

“Is he still a police officer? Yes.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: INQUIRING AND ASSURING
Tone: CASUAL
Emotion: CARING
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Guanxi Inquiry (Showing Care for Elders)

Asking after someone's teacher or mentor is an important polite convention in Chinese culture showing respect for lineage and social ties.

INTENT TAGS: #inquiry #catching_up #care #small_talk
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
怎么样 SPOKEN CHUNK

how is it / how about

Standard conversational prompt to inquire about someone's state, health, or recent progress.

挺好的 SPOKEN CHUNK

pretty good / quite well

A very common colloquial appraisal used to describe well-being or quality.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Affirms the ongoing positive condition and lends certainty to the appraisal.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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