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《The First Jasmine》 S1·E9 (32:46) HSK 2
ā yáo huí lái le nǐ zhè shì zuò shén me ne sǎo sǎo

阿尧回来了 你这是做什么呢 嫂嫂

“Xiuyao, you're back. What are you doing here? Sister-in-law.”

《The First Jasmine》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 32:46 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN diàn xià wáng fēi shì bú shì bù zài a

“Your Highness, is Her Highness not here?”

ā yáo huí lái le nǐ zhè shì zuò shén me ne sǎo sǎo CURRENT FOCUS

阿尧 回来了 你这是做什么呢 嫂嫂

“Xiuyao, you're back. What are you doing here? Sister-in-law.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ mǎi le xiē mì gāo

我买了些蜜糕

“I bought some honey cakes and wanted to ask if Li would like any.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: GREETING
Tone: CORDIAL
Emotion: AFFECTION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Kinship Forms of Address

Addressing female in-laws as '嫂嫂' (elder brother's wife) is standard practice in Chinese families to maintain clear relational roles and domestic intimacy.

INTENT TAGS: #greeting #inquiring #casual_chat #family_bonding
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
你这是做什么呢 SPOKEN CHUNK

What are you doing here? / What is this that you are working on?

A natural, colloquial everyday question to ask someone when you see them engaged in an activity.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Signals the completion of an arrival event ('is back').

Modal Particle「呢」 (ne) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the inquiry, indicating casual curiosity rather than an interrogation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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