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《The Guilty》 S1·E13 (03:14) HSK 2
dàn shì yǒu xiē wèn tí wǒ gāi wèn hái shì dé wèn

但是有些问题我该问还是得问

“But I still need to ask you some questions.”

《The Guilty》 S1·E13
TIMECODE: 03:14 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN liú zhì jūn zì shā de yuán yīn wǒ men hái zài diào chá dāng zhōng

刘志军自杀的原因 我们还在调查当中

“The reason for Liu Zhijun's suicide is still under investigation.”

dàn shì yǒu xiē wèn tí wǒ gāi wèn hái shì dé wèn CURRENT FOCUS

但是 有些问题我 该问还是得问

“But I still need to ask you some questions.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN méi shì nǐ wèn ba

没事你问吧

“Please, go ahead.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: SETTING BOUNDARIES
Tone: RESOLUTE
Emotion: SERIOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Brace yourself, because I have to do my job regardless of how uncomfortable this gets.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Laying the Groundwork (Dadian)

Chinese speakers often soften the blow of sensitive or awkward inquiries by providing a preliminary justification based on professional duty.

INTENT TAGS: #prefacing #boundary_setting #duty_assertion #hedging
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
该……还是得…… SPOKEN CHUNK

must do something despite circumstances; still have to

Used to express that an obligation or routine must proceed regardless of reluctance, obstacles, or politeness.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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