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《The First Jasmine》 S1·E31 (36:37) HSK 1
nǐ shì yào qù xún huí ā lí ma

你是要去寻回阿璃吗

“Lishan Mountain? Are you going to find Li and bring her back?”

《The First Jasmine》 S1·E31
TIMECODE: 36:37 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN lí shān

离山

“Lishan Mountain? Are you going to find Li and bring her back?”

nǐ shì yào qù xún huí ā lí ma CURRENT FOCUS

你是要去 寻回 阿璃吗

“Lishan Mountain? Are you going to find Li and bring her back?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shì

是

“Yes.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: SEEKING CLARIFICATION
Tone: INQUISITIVE
Emotion: CURIOSITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Affectionate Diminutive Prefix (A-)

Prefixing a person's given name with '阿' (e.g., '阿璃') signifies close intimacy, fondness, and informal familial closeness.

INTENT TAGS: #inquiry #verification #concern #clarification
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
寻回 SPOKEN CHUNK

to search for and bring back; to recover

A literary and deliberate compound describing an active quest to retrieve someone or something lost.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks a straightforward yes-no question seeking factual confirmation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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