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《Unveil: Jadewind》 S1·E23 (05:39) HSK 7
wǒ bù zhī dào shén xiān dào dǐ shì shén me shí hòu chū xiàn de

我不知道神仙到底是什么时候出现的

“I don't know when he showed up.”

《Unveil: Jadewind》 S1·E23
TIMECODE: 05:39 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ fú báo méi yǒu dì yī shí jiān zhuī suí bái xiū luó

“I lack the fortune to have followed them from the very beginning.”

wǒ bù zhī dào shén xiān dào dǐ shì shén me shí hòu chū xiàn de CURRENT FOCUS

我不知道 神仙 到底是什么 时候出现 的

“I don't know when he showed up.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dàn tā xiāo shī shì zài liǎng nián qián

但他消失 是在两年前

“But I know that they vanished two years ago.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: ADMITTING IGNORANCE
Tone: CANDID
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: The Elusive Immortal (Shenxian)

In Chinese folklore and Daoist-inspired genres, '神仙' (immortals) are mysterious beings whose origins and disappearances transcend ordinary human understanding.

INTENT TAGS: #inquiry #admission #clarification
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
到底是什么时候 SPOKEN CHUNK

when on earth / exactly when

Inserting '到底' into a question word like '什么时候' adds emphasis and expresses curiosity or searching for a definitive truth.

神仙 SPOKEN CHUNK

deity, immortal, celestial being

Common in fantasy, wuxia, or xianxia genres referring to beings with supernatural or divine powers.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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