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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E3 (12:10) HSK 6
nǐ kàn wǒ yě zài ma wǒ zhèng míng tā zài

你看我也在嘛 我证明他在

“Look, I'm in it too. I can prove he was there.”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E3
TIMECODE: 12:10 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN tā zài tā zài wǒ zhèng míng

“He was. I can testify.”

nǐ kàn wǒ yě zài ma wǒ zhèng míng tā zài CURRENT FOCUS

你看 我也在嘛 我证明 他在

“Look, I'm in it too. I can prove he was there.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ zhèng míng wǒ zhèng rén

我证明 我证人

“I testify, I'm a witness.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: CORROBORATING EVIDENCE
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: EARNESTNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Informal Alibis and Mutual Backing

In close Chinese social circles, peers readily offer verbal confirmation to help friends smooth over inquiries or avoid trouble.

INTENT TAGS: #corroboration #vouching #reassurance #confirmation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
你看 SPOKEN CHUNK

look; you see

Commonly used at the start of a sentence to direct someone's attention to an obvious fact or piece of evidence.

我证明 SPOKEN CHUNK

I can testify; I can confirm

Used in colloquial speech to firmly vouch for someone's presence, actions, or words.

Modal Particle「嘛」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Highlights an obvious fact that the listener should recognize, reducing confrontation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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