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《Coroner's Diary》 S1·E33 (25:21) HSK 5
zhè yǎn jí dào dǐ shì hǎo le hái shì méi hǎo

这眼疾到底是好了还是没好

“Has your eye condition gotten better or not?”

《Coroner's Diary》 S1·E33
TIMECODE: 25:21 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN sān gē zhè yào jīn yī huì er zhāi yī huì er dài de

“Yan, you keep taking the medicinal eye cloth on and off.”

zhè yǎn jí dào dǐ shì hǎo le hái shì méi hǎo CURRENT FOCUS

这眼疾 到底是 好了还是没好

“Has your eye condition gotten better or not?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zì cóng yǒng cí shī zhēn yǐ hòu

自从永慈施针以后

“Ever since Wan administered acupuncture,”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: EXPRESSING DOUBT
Tone: INQUISITIVE
Emotion: CONFUSION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop being ambiguous and tell me the truth about whether you can see or not.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Alternative Questions for Pressing Clarity

Using the '到底是 A 还是 B' structure directly highlights conflicting observations and urges the listener to stop evading the issue.

INTENT TAGS: #questioning #probing #seeking_clarity #skepticism
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
到底是 SPOKEN CHUNK

after all; in the end; really

Placed before an alternative question to press for a definitive answer.

眼疾 SPOKEN CHUNK

eye ailment; eye disease

A formal and slightly literary term for eye disorders, common in historical or medical contexts.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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