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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E27 (19:46) HSK 4
xiǎo shào shàng dān wèi zhǎo nǐ qù le

小邵 上单位找你去了

“Shao went to your workplace to find you?”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E27
TIMECODE: 19:46 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ yòu zěn me le

我又怎么了

“What did I do?”

xiǎo shào shàng dān wèi zhǎo nǐ qù le CURRENT FOCUS

小邵 上单位 找你 去了

“Shao went to your workplace to find you?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dōu liáo shén me le

都聊什么了

“What did you talk about?”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: INFORMING
Tone: INFORMATIVE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Danwei (Work Unit)

The term 'Danwei' carries historical and institutional weight in China, referring not just to an employer but to the structured organization one belongs to.

INTENT TAGS: #notifying #informing #relaying_information
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
上单位 SPOKEN CHUNK

go to the work unit / workplace

Common spoken shorthand where '上' acts as 'to go to' and '单位' refers to one's workplace or organization.

找你去了 SPOKEN CHUNK

went looking for you

Combines search action with directional motion away from the speaker.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates the completion of an action, emphasizing that the person already departed to find the listener.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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