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《Sunsets Secrets Regrets》 S1·E19 (20:07) HSK 4
tā shǒu dǐ xià hái yǒu yí gè nǚ de jiào zuò qiū yè

他手底下还有一个女的 叫作邱叶

“He also has a woman under him named Qiu Ye.”

《Sunsets Secrets Regrets》 S1·E19
TIMECODE: 20:07 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ zhī qián yì zhí yǐ wéi zhè ge qī shū jiù shì lǎo xiē

“For a long time, I'd believed Qi was Old Scorpion.”

tā shǒu dǐ xià hái yǒu yí gè nǚ de jiào zuò qiū yè CURRENT FOCUS

他 手底下还有 一个 女的 叫作 邱叶

“He also has a woman under him named Qiu Ye.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè liǎng gè rén shēn shòu tā de xìn rèn

这两个人深受他的信任

“Qi Yan trusts those two deeply.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: REPORTING INFORMATION
Tone: OBJECTIVE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Inner circles in hierarchical networks

Chinese informal and underworld organizations rely heavily on close-knit personal trust (亲信) rather than institutional titles to distribute authority.

INTENT TAGS: #identifying #reporting #informing #detailing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
手底下 SPOKEN CHUNK

under one's leadership / under one's wing

Refers to subordinates or lieutenants working directly beneath a superior.

叫作 SPOKEN CHUNK

called / named

Used when introducing a person's name or a designated title in formal or narrative spoken Chinese.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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