《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E23 (37:54)
HSK 5
gāng cái nín shuō nà huà shì shén me yì si ya
刚才您说那话是什么意思呀
“what did you mean by that?”
《Pursuit of Jade》
S1·E23
TIMECODE: 37:54
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
lǐ dà rén
李大人
“Lord Li,”
gāng cái nín shuō nà huà shì shén me yì si ya
CURRENT FOCUS
刚才 您说 那话 是什么意思 呀
“what did you mean by that?”
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Scene:
Historical & Court
Function:
SEEKING CLARIFICATION
Tone:
CAUTIOUS
Emotion:
CURIOSITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I know there is a deeper meaning behind your words, so please spell it out for me.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Decoding Subtext in Officialdom
In Chinese bureaucratic culture, officials often speak through metaphors and veiled hints, requiring subordinates to cautiously probe for true intentions.
INTENT TAGS:
#probing
#clarification
#hedging
#respectful
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1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
是什么意思
SPOKEN CHUNK
what does it mean
A highly versatile formulaic question used to ask for clarification, definitions, or underlying intentions.
Modal Particle「呀」 (ya)
CHANGE OF STATE
Softens the interrogative tone to sound respectful and polite rather than interrogative or confrontational.
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2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES
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Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E23 (37:54) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus