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《The Silent Rift》 S1·E5 (29:19) HSK 4
wǒ zhè zǎo jiù tīng liú duì zhǎng shuō nǐ a

我这早就听刘队长说你啊

“Captain Liu told me all about you.”

《The Silent Rift》 S1·E5
TIMECODE: 29:19 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nín hǎo nín hǎo nín hǎo

您好您好您好

“- Hello, Officer Zhu. - Hello.”

wǒ zhè zǎo jiù tīng liú duì zhǎng shuō nǐ a CURRENT FOCUS

我这 早就听刘队长说你啊

“Captain Liu told me all about you.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ men shì tè bié qīn mì de zhàn yǒu

“You two are very close comrades.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: BUILDING RAPPORT
Tone: FLATTERING
Emotion: RESPECT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You have a great reputation, and since we share a close friend, we can trust each other.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Jiuming (Long-standing Reputation)

Claiming you have 'long heard of someone' (久仰/早就听说) is an essential polite social script in Chinese etiquette that confers face to the other party immediately upon meeting.

INTENT TAGS: #ice_breaking #flattery #rapport_building #politeness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
早就听……说 SPOKEN CHUNK

have long heard from [someone] about...

A polite, classic ice-breaking formula used when meeting someone for the first time through mutual ties.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the assertion and conveys emotional warmth and enthusiasm.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 6 GRAMMAR
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