《The Dream Maker》 S1·E17 (03:13)
HSK 7
nà shū jì zhè huì yào dà gài kāi dào shén me shí hòu a
那书记这会要 大概开到什么时候啊
“When will the meeting end?”
《The Dream Maker》
S1·E17
TIMECODE: 03:13
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
shū jì ne hái zài kāi huì yī shí bàn huì er kě néng méi fǎ jiàn nǐ men
“He is still in session. He likely won't be available for a while.”
nà shū jì zhè huì yào dà gài kāi dào shén me shí hòu a
CURRENT FOCUS
那书记这会要 大概 开到什么时候 啊
“When will the meeting end?”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
kāi wán gū jì dé dào xià wǔ yī liǎng diǎn le ba
开完 估计得到 下午一两点了吧
“Probably around 1 PM or 2 PM.”
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Scene:
Workplace
Function:
INQUIRING SCHEDULE
Tone:
TENTATIVE
Emotion:
ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I'm in a rush—will he actually be done soon enough for me to see him?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Accessing Bureaucratic Leadership
Meeting high-level officials like a Party Secretary often requires navigating gatekeepers (such as secretaries) who shield leaders' unpredictable schedules.
INTENT TAGS:
#inquiry
#time_checking
#urgency
#probing
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2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
大概
SPOKEN CHUNK
roughly; approximately
Use before verbs or time expressions to make an inquiry sound polite and non-demanding.
开到什么时候
SPOKEN CHUNK
run until when / finish by what time
A natural, standard pattern to inquire about the end time of an event or meeting.
Modal Particle「啊」 (a)
CHANGE OF STATE
Softens the interrogative sentence, making the question sound more conversational and less abrupt.
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1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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