我已经问了下面一圈的人了
“I've already asked everyone under me.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
找得怎么样了
“for Jiao Yuqin going?”
我 已经 问了 下面一圈的人 了
“I've already asked everyone under me.”
没人知道焦玉芹
“Nobody knows Jiao Yuqin.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese grassroots investigations or community inquiries, going around questioning everyone in a vicinity is a standard, hands-on procedure often referred to as asking 'a circle' (一圈).
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
asked around / asked a full round of people
Use this collocation when you have thoroughly surveyed or questioned everyone in a specific group or area.
Marks the completion of the action and emphasizes the exhaustive effort already made.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I already asked.”
“We asked. They said pretty much the same thing.”
“You've been beating around the bush all for this, haven't you?”
“I've checked almost everyone who needed checking.”
“I've asked Uncle Hua about it.”
“After all this, you still haven't answered my question.”